profit
US: /ˈpɹɑfət/, /ˈpɹɑfɪt/
UK: /pɹˈɒfɪt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
profit /profit/- danh từ
- lợi, lợi ích, bổ ích
- to do something to one's profit: làm gì vì có lợi, làm gì vì thấy bổ ích cho mình
- tiền lãi, lợi nhuận
- to make a good profit on: kiếm được nhiều lãi trong (việc gì)
- a profit and loss account: bản tính toán lỗ lãi
- lợi, lợi ích, bổ ích
- ngoại động từ
- làm lợi, mang lợi, có lợi
- it profited him nothing: cái đó không có lợi gì cho nó cả
- làm lợi, mang lợi, có lợi
- nội động từ
- (+ by) kiếm lợi, lợi dụng
- to profit by (from) something: lợi dụng cái gì
- có lợi, có ích
- it profits little to advise him: khuyên răn nó cũng chẳng ích gì
- (+ by) kiếm lợi, lợi dụng
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 [C, U] the money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved: a rise / an increase / a drop / a fall in profits + The company made a healthy profit of $106m last year. + Net profit (= after you have paid costs and tax) was up 16.1%. + The sale generated record profits. + We should be able to sell the house at a profit. + The agency is voluntary and not run for profit. + There isn't much profit in running a restaurant these days.
Antonym: LOSS
2 [U] (formal) the advantage that you get from doing sth: Future lawyers could study this text with profit.
+ verb
~ (by / from sth) (formal) to get sth useful from a situation; to be useful to sb or give them an advantage: [V] Farmers are profiting from the new legislation. + We tried to profit by our mistakes (= learn from them). + [VN] Many local people believe the development will profit them.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 Often, profits. gross or net profit, net or Brit also nett, return(s), gain, yield, revenue, proceeds, bottom line, surplus, excess, US take, Slang gravy, US vigorish:
The profits are down in the third quarter owing to the higher interest rate.
2 advantage, avail, good, benefit, welfare, gain, value, interest, use, usefulness, Archaic or literary behoof:
Let me recommend a book that you will find of some profit.
v.
3 advance, further, be of profit to, benefit, promote, aid, help, be advantageous or of advantage, serve, avail, improve:
A few lessons from the club professional could profit your golf game
4 Often, profit from. take advantage of, use, turn to advantage or account, exploit, utilize, make (good) use of, make capital (out) of, capitalize on, maximize, make the most of, Slang cash in on:
I hope you profit from the experience.
5 clear, realize, earn, gain, Colloq make a killing, clean up, rake it in, make a bundle or a packet:
Ernestine profited to the tune of $100,000 on the sale of her house.
Collocation
ADJ.
big, fat, good, greater, handsome, healthy, high, huge, large, record, substantial, tidy | low, modest, small
They closed down after years of low profits.
| excess | lost, unrealized
Damaged goods mean lost profit.
| realized | quick
He's only interested in making a quick profit.
| gross, pre-tax | after/post-tax, clear, net | taxable | interim, short-term | annual
an annual profit of £50,000
| first-quarter, full-year, half-year, second-quarter, etc. | corporate, group | operating, trading
VERB + PROFIT
bring (in), earn, generate, make, realize, reap, yield
The CD generated record profits.
| boost, increase | maximize | show
The company started to show a profit in its first year.
PROFIT + VERB
grow, increase, rise | fall, plummet, plunge | accrue, arise
profits accruing to the taxpayer from the sale of property
PROFIT + NOUN
margin, rate
PREP.
against ~s
The firm made losses of 500,000 against profits of 750,000.
| at a ~
We should be able to sell the piano at a profit.
| for ~
The goods were sold for profit.
| ~ on
Did you make a profit on your house when you sold it?
PHRASES
a decline/fall in profits, an increase/a rise in profits, profit after/before tax
Profit before tax increased by 40% on last year.
More information about PER CENT
FINANCIAL:
indicators ~ be down/up
With the share price down at 234p, it might be time to start buying. The CAC index was up 18.84 points.
~ reach sth, stand at sth
Consumer confidence reached a 30-year high. Second quarter sales stood at £ 18 billion.
~ be/remain unchanged
The 100 Share Index remained unchanged at 5297.
~ gain (sth)
The share gained 19 cents to close at 4.38.
~ suffer (sth)
Profit margins suffered when the company lowered prices to remain competitive.
~ climb, edge up, go up, increase ( ~ increase in value
for currencies
), jump, rise, rocket, shoot up, skyrocket, soar (
+by, from, to or no preposition
)
Earnings per share climbed from 3.5p to 5.1p. The pound has increased in value relative to the euro. Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%. Oil prices have skyrocketed.
~ come/go down, crash, decline, decrease ( ~ decrease in value
for currencies
), dive, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, shrink, slip, slump (
+by, from, to or no preposition
)
Banana exports crashed nearly 50%. The pound fell to a 14-year low against the dollar. Net income plummeted to USD 3.7 million.
Concise dictionary
profits|profited|profiting'prɑfɪt /'prɒ-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
verb
+derive a benefit from
+make a profit; gain money or materially
