The meaning of PROFIT is a valuable return : gain. How to use profit in a sentence.

1. To make a gain or profit. 2. To derive advantage; benefit: profiting from the other team's mistakes.

If you profit from something, you earn a profit from it. No one was profiting inordinately from the war effort. He has profited by selling his holdings to other investors.

Profiting refers to the act of earning a financial benefit or gain from an investment, business activity, or transaction. It indicates that the revenues exceed the expenses, resulting in a surplus.

Company profits are down from last year's figures. You don't expect to make much profit within the first couple of years of setting up a company. He sold his house at a huge profit. He’s been in business …

profiting, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Everyone can profit from reading this book. It would profit him to take some computer classes. The company has profited by selling its products online. He profited greatly from his investments. The …

On his return he found both his parents dead, and was appointed the guardian of his eleven young brothers and sisters, in which capacity, profiting by the spoliation of the church, he accumulated …

profiting definition: obtaining benefits or advantages in general. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.

Definition of profit verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.