Look up: profit

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   Profit
   A general term indicating some kind of surplus from the years farming operations.
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   profit
   [Noun] Plural form: profits. The money you make when you sell something for more than it cost.
   Example: I made �400 profit when I sold my car.
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   profit
   [n] - the advantageous quality of being beneficial 2. [v] - derive benefit from 3. [v] - make a profit
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   profit
   Difference between the selling price and the production cost. This means production cost in its wide sense, that is not only the cost of manufacturing a product, but all the fixed and variable costs...
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   profit
   Excess of income over expenses for a particular period. Figures may be given as gross profit, net profit before tax, net profit after tax, and earnings
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   profit
   the economic realization of outputs of a system Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • the profit balance(at the disposal of the Annual General Meeting)includes the net profit of the financial year according to profit and loss account and the profit carried forward form previous year Category: Commerce - movement of goods
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   profit
   Excess of revenue over expenses relating to a particular period. Figures may be quoted as gross profit, net profit before tax, net profit after tax or earnings. Profit, trading profit and operating profit all refer to the profit before interest and tax.
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   Profit
   The term used to describe the amount of income received after deducting all the expenses paid out in earning that income. May also be used to describe the amount you receive on the sale of an asset after deducting the cost of the asset and any expenses that you incurred in buying or selling that asset.
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   profit
   The term used to describe the amount of income received after deducting all the expenses paid out in earning that income. May also be used to describe the amount you receive on the sale of an asset after deducting the cost of the asset and any expenses that you incurred in buying or selling that asset.
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    Profit
    Definition (keystage 2) If someone sells something for a higher price than the one they paid for it in the first place, the amount of money which they make from this is called the profit.<br /> For instance if six apples are bought for 50p and sold for £1.20, the profit that has been made is 70p.
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    Profit
    Pro'fit noun [ French, from Latin profectus advance, progress, profit, from profectum . See Proficient .] 1. Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods. « Let no man anticipate uncertain profits ...
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    Profit
    Prof'it transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Profited ; present participle & verbal noun Profiting .] [ French profiter . See Profit , noun ] To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men. « The word pre ...
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    Profit
    Prof'it intransitive verb 1. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance. « I profit not by thy talk.» Shak. 2. To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good. « Riches profit not in the day of wrath.» Prov. xi. 4.
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    profit
    noun the advantageous quality of being beneficial
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    profit
    verb derive a benefit from; `She profited from his vast experience`
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    Profit
    Gross Profit is calculated by subtracting direct costs from sales revenue. Direct costs are costs such as stocks and other costs that are directly associated with sales. When we subtract overheads from Gross Profit we get Net Profit. :: Amway (9th Edition) :: CRH (8th Edition)
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    Profit
    `Profit` generally is the making of gain in business activity for the benefit of the owners of the business. The word comes from Latin meaning `to make progress`, is defined in two different ways, one for economics and one for accounting. Pure economic profit is the increase in wealth that an investor has from making an investment, taking into consideration all costs associated with that investment including the opportunity cost of capital. Acco...
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    Profit
    • (v. i.) To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good. • (n.) To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men. • (n.) Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences; benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit, • (v. i.) To gain advantage; to ma...
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    profit
    in business usage, the excess of total revenue over total cost during a specific period of time. In economics, profit is the excess over the returns ... [15 related articles]
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    Profit
    Revenue minus cost. The amount one makes on a transaction.
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    Profit
    Revenue less cost; the gain from the sale of a security, asset, or commodity. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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    Profit
    1. The net gain from an activity. 2. For a firm: revenue minus cost.
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    Profit
    The earnings a company realizes after all costs, expenses and taxes have been paid. It is calculated by subtracting business, depreciation
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    profit
    money people make from business
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    profit
    profit, in economics, return on capital, also called earnings, minus the costs of maintaining land, labor, and capital. It is also known as net income. Economic theorists generally make a distinction between two types of profit: normal profit, in which the entrepreneur receives the minimal necessary...
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