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'profit' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'profit' with 20 example sentences.


profit noun

: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

: the advantageous quality of being beneficial

profit verb

: derive a benefit from

: make a profit; gain money or materially


  • Our profit margin is very small.
  • Why don't we split the profits?
  • I don't care about profit.
  • The business didn't produce a profit.
  • This company's profit margin is very big.
  • I made a good profit by selling my car.
  • A wise man profits from his mistakes.
  • Merchants only look at the profits.
  • Profit is better than fame.
  • He thinks of everything in terms of profit.
  • What can we do to increase our profits?
  • We can also profit from his success.
  • We'll worry about profit later.
  • Our profits exceeded even the most optimistic estimates announced last year.
  • The media are more concerned with profits than the public good.
  • He claimed his share of the profits.
  • Which is the operating profit in the same period?
  • Try to profit from every opportunity.
  • The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization.
  • Has anybody here made a profit in futures trading?
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