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  • 1profit — prof|it1 W1S1 [ˈprɔfıt US ˈpra: ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin profectus, past participle of proficere; PROFICIENT] 1.) [U and C] money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid ≠ ↑loss… …

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  • 2profit — / prɒfɪt/ noun money gained from a sale which is more than the money spent on making the item sold or on providing the service offered ♦ profit after tax profit after tax has been paid ♦ to take your profit to sell shares at a higher price than… …

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  • 3profit — / prɒfɪt/ noun money gained from a sale which is more than the money spent on making the item sold or on providing the service offered ♦ to take your profit to sell shares at a higher price than was paid for them, and so realise the profit,… …

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  • 4profit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. advantage, benefit, interest; gain, earnings, return. See increaseAnt., loss. v. benefit; improve; gain, line one s pockets. See money, utility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Advantage] Syn. avail, good,… …

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  • 5PROFIT — La difficulté, maintes fois soulignée, d’une définition du profit tient à trois types de raisons: en premier lieu, la non concordance du point de vue du comptable (généralement dominé par le souci fiscal) et de celui de l’économiste (préoccupé… …

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  • 6profit-takers — UK US (also profit takers) noun [plural] STOCK MARKET ► investors who sells shares, etc. after their value has risen in order to make a profit. The sale by a large number of investors often causes share prices to go down: »Financial services… …

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  • 7Profit (economics) — In economics, the term profit has two related but distinct meanings. Normal profit represents the total opportunity costs (both explicit and implicit) of a venture to an entrepreneur or investor, whilst economic profit (also abnormal, pure,… …

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  • 8profit — I n. 1) to clear, earn, make, realize, reap, turn a profit 2) to bring (in), yield a profit 3) a handsome, large; marginal, small; quick profit 4) an excess, exorbitant profit 5) a clear; net; gross profit 6) a profit on (to make a profit on a… …

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  • 9Profit impact of marketing strategy — The Profit Impact of Market Strategy (PIMS) database yields solid evidence in support of both common sense and counter intuitive principles for gaining and sustaining competitive advantage : Tom Peters and Nancy Austin. It was developed with the… …

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  • 10profit — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, decent, enormous, fat, good, greater, handsome, healthy, hefty, high …

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