profit
nounHow many syllables in profit?
There are 2 syllables in the word profit.How to pronounce profit:
Definition of profit:
- profit (noun):
- a valuable return gain
- money gained in business or trade
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses).
Synonyms for profit:
accumulation
boot
bottom line
cleanup
dividend
earning per share
earnings
emoluments
fast buck
filthy lucre
gain
gross profit
gross profit margin
income
killing
lucre
margin
markup
net
net income
net profit
part
payoff
percentage
portion
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Antonyms for profit:
arrears
cause
cost
dearth
debit
debt
default
deficiency
deficit
depletion
drought
dues
expense
failure
forfeiture
inadequacy
inadequateness
indebtedness
input
insufficiency
lack of profit
losings
loss
minus sum of money
sacrifice
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