Antonyms for Profit
ˈprɒf ɪtprof·it

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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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. profit

   Antonyms:
   loss, detriment, damage, disadvantage, waste

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

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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

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1. profitnoun

   Synonyms:
   gain, emolument, dividend

   Associated words:
   pernor, fructuary, exploit, exploitation

How to use Profit in a sentence?

1. Cathy McMorris Rodgers:

   Americans deserve to know the extent to which their privacy is jeopardized and their data is manipulated by ByteDance-owned TikTok’s relationship with China, what’s worse, we know Big Tech companies, like TikTok, use harmful algorithms to exploit children for profit and expose them to dangerous content online.

2. Brian Hare:

   The real issue is when people commercialize dog breeding and try to profit and then, you know, they try to increase their margins and profit by reducing the cost of making sure the dogs have a really good life.

3. Tom Burt:

   We've seen and continue to see efforts by nation-states and others to influence elections in democracies around the world including in Europe, these attacks are not limited to campaigns themselves but often extend to think tanks and non-profit organizations working on topics related to democracy, electoral integrity, and public policy and that are often in contact with government officials.

4. Quincy Krosby:

   After this strong run, day after day of the market gaining, it stands to reason that ... you're going to see the market flat or even some profit taking.

5. Leslie Caldwell:

   Of course, neither 1MDB nor the Malaysian people ever saw a penny of profit from that film.

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