Synonyms for profit
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Earnings
earnings, net income, lucre, income, net, net profit, dividend
2. Gain
gain, value, interest, good, proceeds, produce, return, advantage, returns, account, service, expediency, expedience, usefulness, behalf, blessing, avail dated, behoof dated
Other
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
Let no man anticipate uncertain profits.
- n. 2
Benefit, positive result obtained.
Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.
- v. 1
To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
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The returns or receipts include all that is received from an outlay or investment; the profit is the excess (if any) of the receipts over the outlay; hence, in government, morals, etc., the profit is what is really good, helpful, useful, valuable.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- income I am by no means satisfied with my present income.
- earnings I lack the funds for a holiday due to my earnings.
- value We know the value of good health when we are sick.
- gain Tom doesn't gain weight even though he eats a lot.
By length
- 3 letters
- use1, net1
- 4 letters
- good1, gain1, boot1
- 5 letters
- value2, avail2, lucre
- 6 letters
- return2, income2, behalf2, behoof
- 7 letters
- service2, account2, produce2, benefit3, returns2, welfare2, exploit2, conduce
- 8 letters
- interest2, earnings2, blessing2, proceeds2, dividend3
- 9 letters
- advantage3
- 10 letters
- usefulness3, expediency5, expedience4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (value2 = 2 syllables).