profit 2
verbdomain: v possession
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
make a profit; gain money or materially
Examples
- 1.The company has not profited from the merger
Hypernym
gain 8
verb
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
EnglishAntonym
break even 1
verb
make neither profit nor loss
lose 6
verb
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
Derivationally related form
profit 1
noun
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
Hyponym
make a lot of money
make a satisfactory profit
clean up 2
verb
make a big profit; often in a short period of time
