profit : Idioms & Phrases
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- gross profit
- gross profit margin
- margin of profit
- Mesne profits
- net profit
- non-profit-making
- not-for-profit
- paper profit
- profit and loss
- profit and loss account
- profit margin
- profit sharing
- profit taker
- profit-and-loss statement
- profit-maximising
- profit-maximizing
To turn to account ,profit ,advantage , or the likeTo turn to profit ,advantage , etc.- turn a profit
- Violent profits
- windfall profit
gross profit
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noun (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
margin; gross profit.
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gross profit margin
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noun (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
margin; gross profit.
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margin of profit
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noun the ratio gross profits divided by net sales
gross margin; margin of profit.
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Mesne profits
- profits of premises during the time the owner has been wrongfully kept out of the possession of his estate. Burrill.
Webster 1913
net profit
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noun the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
lucre; profit; earnings; net; profits; net income.
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non-profit-making
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adjective satellite not commercially motivated
nonprofit.
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not-for-profit
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noun an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities
nonprofit organization; nonprofit.
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paper profit
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noun an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price
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profit and loss
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noun an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss
profit and loss.
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profit and loss account
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noun an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss
profit and loss.
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profit margin
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noun the ratio gross profits divided by net sales
gross margin; margin of profit.
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profit sharing
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noun a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business
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profit taker
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noun someone who sells stock shares at a profit
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profit-and-loss statement
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noun a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
earnings report; income statement; operating statement.
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profit-maximising
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adjective satellite making the profit as great as possible
profit-maximising.
- the profit-maximizing price
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profit-maximizing
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adjective satellite making the profit as great as possible
profit-maximising.
- the profit-maximizing price
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To turn to account , profit , advantage , or the like
- to be made profitable or advantageous; to become worth the while.
Webster 1913
To turn to profit , advantage , etc.
- to make profitable or advantageous.
Webster 1913
turn a profit
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verb make a profit; gain money or materially
profit.
- The company has not profited from the merger
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Violent profits
(Scots Law) , rents or profits of an estate obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding over after warning. They are recoverable in a process of removing.
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windfall profit
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noun profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it
