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21profit — / 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,… …
22profit — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, decent, enormous, fat, good, greater, handsome, healthy, hefty, high …
23profit — prof•it [[t]ˈprɒf ɪt[/t]] n. 1) bus Often, profits a) pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction b) the ratio of such gain to the amount of capital invested c) proceeds or revenue from property, investments, etc 2) …
24make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… …
25make — I UK [meɪk] / US verb Word forms make : present tense I/you/we/they make he/she/it makes present participle making past tense made UK [meɪd] / US past participle made *** Get it right: make: When make means to cause or force someone to do… …
26profit — 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,… …
27profit*/*/*/ — [ˈprɒfɪt] noun I 1) [C/U] money that you get when you sell something for a price that is higher than the cost of making it or buying it Ant: loss Investors have made a 14% profit in just 3 months.[/ex] the practice of killing whales for profit ( …
28make — /meɪk/ verb 1. to do an action ♦ to make a bid for something to offer to buy something ♦ to make a payment to pay ♦ to make a deposit to pay money as a deposit 2. to earn money ● He makes £50,000 a year or £25 an hour. 3. to increase in value ●… …
29profit — 1 noun 1 (C, U) money that you gain by selling things or doing business: They sold the business and bought a yacht with the profits. | The profit each day from the snack bar is usually around $. | make (a) profit: The telephone companies are… …
30Profit Motive — The intent to achieve monetary gain in a transaction or material endeavor. Profit motive can also be construed as the underlying reason why a taxpayer or company participates in business activities of any kind. Profit motive must be determined… …
