profit

1. The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (synset 113279261)
   is a type of: income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
   subtypes:

   • earning per share - the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock
   • windfall profit - profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it
   • cleanup, killing - a very large profit
   • fast buck, quick buck - quick or easy earnings
   • filthy lucre - shameful profit
   • gross profit, gross profit margin, margin - (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
   • markup - the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price
   • accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
   • dividend - that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
   has: part, percentage, portion, share - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
   same as: earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profits
2. The advantageous quality of being beneficial (synset 105164957)
   is a type of: advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
   subtypes:

   • account - the quality of taking advantage
   • gainfulness, lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness - the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
   same as: gain

1. Derive a benefit from (synset 202295422)
   "She profited from his vast experience"
   is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
   subtypes:

   • cash in on - take advantage of or capitalize on
   • profiteer - make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
   • capitalise, capitalize, take advantage - draw advantages from
   • pyramid - enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
   • clear, net, sack, sack up - make as a net profit
   same as: benefit, gain
2. Make a profit;
   Gain money or materially (synset 202283675)
   "The company has not profited from the merger"
   is a type of: bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
   subtypes:

   • line one's pockets - make a lot of money
   • turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny - make a satisfactory profit
   • clean up - make a big profit; often in a short period of time
   same as: turn a profit

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