profit英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price. countable,uncountable

— Let no man anticipate uncertain profits.
Benefit, positive result obtained. countable,dated,literary,uncountable

— Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.
Ellipsis of profit à prendre. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis,uncountable

动词 v.

To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody). transitive

— The word preached did not profit them.
To benefit, gain. intransitive
To take advantage of, exploit, use. intransitive

词形变化

profits plural ꝓfit alternative,abbreviation,obsolete profits present,singular,third-person profiting participle,present profited participle,past profited past ꝓfit alternative,abbreviation,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词

gain

反义词

loss

衍生词

accounting profit at a profit disprofit gross profit megaprofit net profit non-profit non-profit-making normal profit profit and loss profit a prendre profit-à-prendre profit center profit centre profit crop profitless profitmaking profitmonger profit monger profit motive profitseeking profit share profitsome profit warning profitwise sales profit supernormal profit superprofit turn a profit unprofit for-profit profit taking book profit for fun and profit nonprofit nonprofiting not-for-profit paper profit profitable profitably profiteer profit from profit margin profit sharing unprofited unprofiting

词源

词源 1

From Middle English profit, from Old French profit (Modern French profit), from Latin prōfectus (“advance, progress, growth, increase, profit”), from proficiō (“to go forward, advance, make progress, be profitable or useful”). Doublet of profect.

词源 2

From Middle English profit, from Old French profit (Modern French profit), from Latin prōfectus (“advance, progress, growth, increase, profit”), from proficiō (“to go forward, advance, make progress, be profitable or useful”). Doublet of profect.