Definition: the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Main entry: earnings, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits, lucre
Definition: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
Main entry: profit, turn a profit
Definition: make a profit; gain money or materially
Usage: The company has not profited from the merger
Main entry: profit, gain, benefit
Definition: derive a benefit from
Usage: She profited from his vast experience