profit

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. advantage, benefit, interest; gain, earnings, return. See increaseAnt., loss. —v. benefit; improve; gain, line one's pockets. See money, utility.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Advantage]

Syn. avail, good, value; see advantage 3 .

2. [Excess of receipts over expenditures]

Syn. gain, return(s), proceeds, receipts, take*, gate, emolument, acquisition, rake-off*, accumulation, saving, aggrandizement, augmentation, interest, remuneration, earnings.

Ant. loss*, debits, costs.

v.

1. [To be of benefit]

Syn. benefit, assist, avail; see help 1 .

2. [To derive gain]

Syn. benefit, capitalize on, cash in on, realize, clear, gain, reap profits, make a profit, recover, thrive, prosper, harvest, make money.

Ant. lose*, lose out on, miss out on.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

gain, income, proceeds, net, revenue, return, yield, benefit, *take, earnings, *bottom line, *take-home.

ANT.: loss, red ink. see money

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v.

gain, benefit, yield, take, earn, make money, clear, *clean up, *make a killing, reap, *make a bundle, advance, better, learn.

ANT.: lose, suffer, go bankrupt

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Something beneficial: advantage, avail, benefit, blessing, boon1, favor, gain. See HELP. 2. Something that contributes to or increases one's well-being: advantage, benefit, good, interest (often used in plural). See HELP. 3. Something earned, won, or otherwise acquired: earnings, gain, return. See GET, MONEY. 4. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end: account, advantage, avail, benefit, use, usefulness, utility. See USED. II verb 1. To make a large profit: batten. Slang: clean up. Idiom: make a killing. See MONEY. 2. To derive advantage: benefit, capitalize, gain. See HELP. 3. To be an advantage to: advantage, avail, benefit, serve. Archaic: boot2. Idiom: stand someone in good stead. See HELP.