单词 | profit |
释义 | Word Frequency profit(ˈprɒfɪt) noun 1. (often plural) excess of revenues over outlays and expenses in a business enterprise over a given period of time, usually a year 2. the monetary gain derived from a transaction 3. a. income derived from property or an investment, as contrasted with capital gains b. the ratio of this income to the investment or principal 4. economics a. the income or reward accruing to a successful entrepreneur and held to be the motivating factor of all economic activity in a capitalist economy b. (as modifier) the profit motive 5. a gain, benefit, or advantage verb 6. to gain or cause to gain profit Derived forms profiter (ˈprofiter) noun profitless (ˈprofitless) adjective Word origin C14: from Latin prōfectus advance, from prōficere to make progress; see proficient |
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