Definition: the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Similar words: vantage, advantage
Definition: the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Usage: the experience gave him the advantage over me
Synonyms: 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)
Similar words: income
Definition: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Synonyms: profit, turn a profit
Definition: make a profit; gain money or materially
Usage: The company has not profited from the merger
Similar words: clear, bring in, take in, earn, gain, make, realise, realize, pull in
Definition: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Usage: How much do you make a month in your new job?; She earns a lot in her new job; this merger brought in lots of money; He clears $5,000 each month
Synonyms: profit, gain, benefit
Definition: derive a benefit from
Usage: She profited from his vast experience
Definition: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Usage: She got a lot of paintings from her uncle; They acquired a new pet; Get your results the next day; Get permission to take a few days off from work