profit

noun

How many syllables in profit?

There are 2 syllables in the word profit.

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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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