Tra từ profit - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

profit [profit profits profited profiting] noun, verb BrE [ˈprɒfɪt] NAmE [ˈprɑːfɪt]
noun
1. countable, uncountable the money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved
•a rise/an increase/a drop/a fall in profits
•~ (on sth) The company made a healthy profit on the deal.
•~ (from sth) Profit from exports rose 7.3%
•Net profit (= after you have paid costs and tax) was up 16.1%.
•The sale generated record profits.
•We should be able to sell the house at a profit.
•The agency is voluntary and not run for profit.
•There isn't much profit in running a restaurant these days.
Opp: ↑loss
2. uncountable (formal)the advantage that you get from doing sth
•Future lawyers could study this text with profit.

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘advantage, benefit’): from Old French, from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + facere ‘do’. The verb is from Old French profiter.

Thesaurus:
profit noun C, U
•The company made a profit of £6m last year.
interest • • proceeds • • return • • surplus • • earnings • • income • • revenue • • dividend • |often disapproving gain •
Opp: loss
(a/an) profit/interest/proceeds/return/surplus/earnings/income/dividend/revenue/gain from sth
(a) profit/interest/return/surplus/earnings/dividend/gain on sth
generate (a/an) profit/interest/return/surplus/earnings/income/revenue
make (a/an) profit/return/surplus/income/gain

Collocations:
Business
Running a business
buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
set up/establish/ start/start up/launch a business/company
run/operate a business/company/franchise
head/run a firm/department/team
make/secure/win/block a deal
expand/grow/build the business
boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
increase/expand production/output/sales
boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
Sales and marketing
break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
find/build/create a market for sth
start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
develop/launch/promote a product/website
create/generate demand for your product
attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
Finance
draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
be/come in below/under/over/within budget
generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
attract/encourage investment/investors
recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
get/obtain/offer sb/grant sb credit/a loan
apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
Failure
lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
file for/ (NAmE) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
(BrE) go into administration/liquidation
liquidate/wind up a company
survive/weather a recession/downturn
propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid

Example Bank:
•At whose expense are those obscene profits made?
•Damaged goods mean lost profit.
•Did you make a profit on your house when you sold it?
•He's only interested in making a quick profit.
•Investors will take the profits.
•Jakob had realized a personal profit of $240 000.
•Profit before tax increased by 40% on last year.
•Profits surged 41% to £13 million.
•The CD generated record profits.
•The company made losses of $500 000 against profits of $750 000.
•The company posted second-quarter profits of $570 million.
•The company started to show a profit in its first year.
•The expected profits have not materialized.
•The goods were sold for profit.
•They closed down after years of low profits.
•We are continuing our strategy of profit maximization.
•We should be able to sell the piano at a profit.
•a commodity that produced steady profits
•an annual profit of £50 000
•profits accruing to the taxpayer from the sale of property
•profits from property investments
•the pharmaceutical companies' profit motive
•the potential profits from insider trading
•A luxury product like perfume has a high profit margin.
•Future lawyers could study this case with profit.
•The agency is voluntary and not run for profit.
•The company made a healthy profit of $106m last year.
•There isn't much profit in running a restaurant these days.

verb intransitive, transitive (formal)
to get sth useful from a situation; to be useful to sb or give them an advantage
•~ (from sth) Farmers are profiting from the new legislation.
•~ (by sth) We tried to profit by our mistakes (= learn from them).
•~ sth Many local people believe the development will profit them.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘advantage, benefit’): from Old French, from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + facere ‘do’. The verb is from Old French profiter.

Example Bank:
•A few greedy companies are profiting hugely at the expense of the most vulnerable consumers.
•Convicted criminals should not be allowed to profit from their crimes.
•The private sector will profit by selling the surplus electricity abroad.