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profit - the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
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gain |
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vantage,
advantage place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
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account the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"
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gainfulness,
lucrativeness,
profitability,
profitableness the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
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profit - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" |
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gain,
benefit |
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acquire,
get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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cash in on take advantage of or capitalize on
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profiteer make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
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take advantage,
capitalise,
capitalize convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
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pyramid increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
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sack up,
net,
sack,
clear catch with a net; "net a fish"
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profit - make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" |
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turn a loss,
lose fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
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break even attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
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earn,
pull in,
bring in,
realise,
realize,
gain,
take in,
clear,
make acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
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line one's pockets make a lot of money
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turn a nice dime,
turn a nice dollar,
turn a nice penny make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time"
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clean up make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party"
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