Profit

n.	1.	Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods. Let no man anticipate uncertain profits. - Rambler.
	2.	Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences; benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit, This I speak for your own profit. - 1 Cor. vii. 35. If you dare do yourself a profit and a right. - Shak.
v. t.	1.	To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men. [imp. & p. p. Profited; p. pr. & vb. n. Profiting.] The word preached did not profit them. - Heb. iv. 2. It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently excellent pieces and beautiful designs. - Dryden.
v. i.	1.	To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance. I profit not by thy talk. - Shak.
	2.	To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. - Prov. xi. 4.

Noun	1.	profit - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) Synonyms: earnings, net income, net profit, profits, lucre, net
	2.	profit - the advantageous quality of being beneficial Synonyms: gain
Verb	1.	profit - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" Synonyms: benefit, gain
	2.	profit - make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" Synonyms: turn a profit Antonyms: break even - make neither profit nor loss turn a loss, lose - fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

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