Word
Profit
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
prof-it
Definition
- n. - Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received
for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in
any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of
goods.
- n. - Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences;
benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit,
- n. - To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit;
to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men.
- v. i. - To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to
gain; to advance.
- v. i. - To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good.
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