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Meaning of profit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  profit
      n 1: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of
           time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
           [syn: {net income}, {net}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit},
           {profits}, {earnings}]
      2: the advantageous quality of being beneficial [syn: {profit},
         {gain}]
      v 1: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast
           experience" [syn: {profit}, {gain}, {benefit}]
      2: make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not
         profited from the merger" [syn: {profit}, {turn a profit}]
         [ant: {break even}, {lose}, {turn a loss}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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