What are some opposite words for Profit?

Antonyms for Profit
ˈprɒf ɪtprof·it

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. profitnoun

    Antonyms:
    loss

    Synonyms:
    gain

  2. profitnoun

    To benefit (sb), be of use to (sb).

    Antonyms:
    loss

    Synonyms:
    gain

  3. profitnoun

    To benefit, gain.

    Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.

    Antonyms:
    loss

    Synonyms:
    gain

  4. profitnoun

    To take advantage of, exploit, use.

    Synonyms:
    gain

    Antonyms:
    loss

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. profit

    The returns or receipts include all that is received from an outlay or investment; the profit is the excess (if any) of the receipts over the outlay; hence, in government, morals, etc., the profit is what is really good, helpful, useful, valuable. Utility is chiefly used in the sense of some immediate or personal and generally some material good. Advantage is that which gives one a vantage-ground, either for coping with competitors or with difficulties, needs, or demands; as to have the advantage of a good education; it is frequently used of what one has beyond another or secures at the expense of another; as, to have the advantage of another in an argument, or to take advantage of another in a bargain. Gain is what one secures beyond what he previously possessed. Benefit is anything that does one good. Emolument is profit, return, or value accruing through official position. Expediency has respect to profit or advantage, real or supposed, considered apart from or perhaps in opposition to right, in actions having a moral character. Compare UTILITY.

    Antonyms:
    damage, destruction, detriment, disadvantage, harm, hurt, injury, loss, ruin, waste

    Synonyms:
    advantage, avail, benefit, emolument, expediency, gain, good, improvement, proceeds, receipts, return, returns, service, usefulness, utility, value

    Preposition:
    The profit of labor; on capital; in business.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. profit

    Antonyms:
    loss, detriment, damage, disadvantage, waste

    Synonyms:
    gain, emolument, advantage, avail, acquisition, benefit service, use, improvement

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Princeton's WordNet4.5 / 2 votes

  1. net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earningsnoun

    the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

    Antonyms:
    turn a loss, lose, break even

    Synonyms:
    lolly, net, cyberspace, clams, sugar, remuneration, net income, cabbage, wampum, win, lucre, boodle, meshing, gelt, network, bread, earnings, internet, lettuce, gain, loot, winnings, scratch, simoleons, profits, pelf, profit, mesh, wage, dough, dinero, kale, salary, meshwork, net profit, pay, shekels, moolah

  2. profit, gainverb

    the advantageous quality of being beneficial

    Antonyms:
    turn a loss, lose, break even

    Synonyms:
    increase, profit, gain, lucre, net income, earnings, profits, net, addition, amplification, net profit

  3. profit, gain, benefitverb

    derive a benefit from

    "She profited from his vast experience"

    Antonyms:
    turn a loss, lose, break even

    Synonyms:
    clear, gain ground, derive, acquire, realise, gain, reach, win, get ahead, make headway, attain, turn a profit, bring in, put on, take in, pull in, gather, do good, profit, hit, arrive at, advance, realize, pull ahead, benefit, make, earn

  4. profit, turn a profitverb

    make a profit; gain money or materially

    "The company has not profited from the merger"

    Antonyms:
    lose, break even, turn a loss

    Synonyms:
    turn a profit, benefit, gain, profit

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. profitnoun

    Synonyms:
    gain, emolument, dividend

    Associated words:
    pernor, fructuary, exploit, exploitation

How to use Profit in a sentence?

  1. Gerry Alfonso:

    It is likely that there is some profit taking after the recent solid performance of the market.

  2. Elvis Picardo:

    The rest of the TSX weakness can be attributed to some profit-taking in the banks as well as significant weakness south of the border.

  3. Byron Brown:

    We will work in a collective fashion to hold the lawmakers in Washington that refuse to act, and the gunmakers who put profit over the sanctity of human life, we will hold them accountable.

  4. Andre Bakhos:

    This market is susceptible to profit taking and a consolidation period after this quite impressive rally off of the lows in late September.

  5. Ian Robertson:

    We decided what our balance for incentives to profit was going be. If we did not achieve the volume crown than fair enough.

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#3169lose
#5093hurt
#5264destruction
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#15341disadvantage
#30803detriment

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