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Profit

n. [the monetary gain obtained from trade or business over a given period]

profit, gain

n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial

net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings

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

profit, turn a profit

v. make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"

profit, gain, benefit

v. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

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benefit, welfare

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all"

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary

n. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

wages, reward, payoff

n. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"

gain

n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

help

v. contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"

serve, help

v. help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish

v. provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"

prey on, profit from, feed off

v. profit from

Loss

n. [the sum by which the cost of a business operation is greater than the revenue]

disadvantage

n. the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

loss, deprivation

n. the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"

lose, turn a loss

v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

break even

v. make neither profit nor loss

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