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Meaning of profit in English
profit | Business English
make/realize/turn a profit The company said it had made a profit of about £1.4bn on the deal.
after-tax/pre-tax profit Pre-tax profits rose 22.3% to £13.7m.
profit on sth He will make a $431m profit on the sale.
profits fall/increase/rise Sales and profits rose last year.
first-half, first-quarter, etc. profit
pure profit
profit that does not need to have any costs taken away:
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(Definition of profit from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of profit
profit
The book would in my view have profited from a more strict concentration on political participation and representation.
Her family was one of those whose claim to gentility was supported by limited real property combined with the noninheritable profits of office.%!
The requirement that they cannot distribute their profits is clearly set out in policy.
However, there is mixed empirical support that employee stock ownership improves profits or productivity.
In fact lowering of prices and profits, though not significant, has shown a negative relation, hinting that such competition may decrease performance.
Three-fifths of the journals have no control over their profits, and the majority of journals use the association's legal counsel or media relations staff.
They placed higher priority on managing resources in cooperation with nature than on getting the highest possible yields or profits.
Rather than keep her profits, however, she donated them all to the hospice that had cared for her beloved husband.
His main public role was as a member of the royal commission on the taxation of profits and income which began sitting in 1951.
However, pursuing profits was approved under three conditions.
Under existing arrangements, companies paid income tax at the standard rate on all their profits, and the dividends paid to shareholders showed this tax deducted.
Within the divisions, profits tended to come from a few companies.
However, much of the profits of coffee production were sent abroad.
Also, the divestiture of theaters eliminated the studios' profits from their theater chains.
Additionally, offsetting of profits between time periods does not subsidize farmers who regularly produce very high incomes from organic farming with little fluctuation.
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Collocations with profit
These are words often used in combination with profit.
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How does he justify the fact that a company that he wants to succeed had to pay dividends amounting to £8·6 million, although its after-tax profit was £5·2 million?
This is nearly 6 times the annual profit earned by a concessionaire who abides by the 30-year concession contract.
It is not suffering a cut, it is just suffering a reduction in its anticipated profit.
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Translations of profit
in Chinese (Traditional)
利潤，盈利, 好處，益處…
in Chinese (Simplified)
利润，盈利, 好处，益处…
in Spanish
beneficio, beneficios, ganancia…
in Portuguese
lucro, lucro [masculine], lucrar…
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नफा, फायदा, विशिष्ट कृती…
bénéfice [masculine], profit [masculine], tirer profit…
பொருட்கள் மற்றும் சேவைகளை உற்பத்தி செய்வதற்கும் விற்பனை செய்வதற்கும் செலவுகளைச் செலுத்திய பின்னர் வர்த்தகம் அல்லது வணிகத்தில் சம்பாதிக்கப்படும் பணம், ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட செயல் அல்லது செயல்பாட்டால் அடையக்கூடிய நல்ல முடிவு அல்லது நன்மை…
मुनाफा, लाभ, (किसी क्रिया या गतिविधि से) फायदा…
નફો, (એક ક્રિયા અથવા પ્રવૃત્તિ) થી લાભ…
fortjeneste, profit, gavn…
vinst, förtjänst, behållning…
keuntungan, faedah, mendapat keuntungan…
profitt [masculine], fortjeneste [masculine], overskudd [neuter]…
прибуток, дохід, користь…
లాభం, ఒక ప్రత్యేకమైన క్రియా లేదా పని ద్వారా వచ్చే ఒక మంచి ఫలితం లేదా లాభం…
লাভ বা মুনাফা, ভাল ফলাফলের জন্য নির্দিষ্ট কার্যকলাপ…
laba, keuntungan, mendapat keuntungan…
กำไร, ผลประโยชน์, ได้ประโยชน์…
lợi nhuận, lợi ích, được lợi…
zysk, pożytek, czerpać zysk/korzyści…
profitto, utile, beneficio…
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