PROFIT

• (noun) the advantageous quality of being beneficial

  synonyms : gain

• (noun) the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

  synonyms : earnings , lucre , net , net income , net profit , profits

• (verb) make a profit; gain money or materially

  "The company has not profited from the merger"

  synonyms : turn a profit

• (verb) derive a benefit from

  "She profited from his vast experience"

  synonyms : benefit , gain

  in a way all those long, boring economics classes benefitted me a lot. -added by diviya_inlas

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