What is "profits" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does profits mean in English? Meaning of profits definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "profits" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "profits": the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Noun

  • Meaning: 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 profit profits
  • Hyponyms: accumulation cleanup dividend earning per share fast buck filthy lucre gross profit gross profit margin killing margin markup quick buck windfall profit
  • Hypernyms: income
  • Part Holonyms: part percentage portion share
  • Meaning of "profits": something won (especially money)

    Noun

  • Meaning: something won (especially money)
  • Synonyms: profits win winnings
  • Hypernyms: financial gain
  • Antonyms: losings losses
  • Synonyms:

    product, goods, saving, surplus, revenue, turnout, receipt, yield, value, return, benefit, production, percentage, earnings, interest, income, output, bottom line, harvest, proceeds, acquisition, skim, aggrandizement, gross, use, velvet, advantage, advancement, split, gate, net, receipts, take, gravy, lucre, killing, augmentation, avail, accumulation, winnings, remuneration, emoluments, outturn, takings, cleanup, earn, contribute, prosper, take advantage of, thrive, improve, better, use, promote, help, pay, clear, serve, utilize, avail, benefit, score, aid, recover, realize, exploit, pay off, be of advantage, capitalize on, cash in on, clean up, learn from, make a haul, make a killing, make capital, make good use of, make it big, make money, make the most of, put to good use, reap the benefit, stand in good stead, turn to advantage, work for,

    Antonyms:

    resource, lack, debt, payment, disadvantage, loss, need, want, bills, harm, deteriorate, worsen, condemn, block, hinder, injure, obstruct, lose, hurt, fail, decline,

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    profits in English: profits
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