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1Profit (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,… …
2profit by — profit from if you re smart, you ll profit from their mistakes Syn: benefit from, take advantage of, derive benefit from, capitalize on, make the most of, turn to one s advantage, put to good use, do well out of, exploit, gain from; informal cash …
3profit — 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,… …
4profit — 1) (margin; profit margin) For a single transaction or set of transactions, the excess of sales revenue over the costs of providing the goods or services sold. See: gross profit, net profit 2) For a period of trading, the surplus of net assets at …
5profit — margin; profit margin For a single transaction or set of transactions, the excess of sales revenue over the costs of providing the goods or services sold. See gross profit; net profit For a period of trading, the surplus of net assets at the end… …
6profit — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin profectus advance, profit, from proficere Date: 14th century 1. a valuable return ; gain 2. the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or… …
7Dérive sectaire — Secte Le mot secte a d abord désigné soit un ensemble d hommes et de femmes partageant une même doctrine philosophique, religieuse, etc. soit un groupe plus ou moins important de fidèles qui se sont détachés de l enseignement officiel d une… …
8profit by/from — BENEFIT FROM, take advantage of, derive benefit from, capitalize on, make the most of, turn to one s advantage, put to good use, do well out of, exploit, gain from; informal cash in on. → profit …
9bank — bank1 /bangk/, n. 1. a long pile or heap; mass: a bank of earth; a bank of clouds. 2. a slope or acclivity. 3. Physical Geog. the slope immediately bordering a stream course along which the water normally runs. 4. a broad elevation of the sea… …
10beneficial — Tending to the benefit of a person; yielding a profit, advantage, or benefit; enjoying or entitled to a benefit or profit. This term is applied both to estates (as a beneficial interest ) and to persons (as the beneficial owner ) @ beneficial… …
