profit

noun B1

Meaning

Profit is the money a business makes after paying all its costs.
💡 A common mistake is to confuse profit with revenue, which is the total money earned before costs.

Example Sentences

The company did not make any profit last month .
The company made a good profit last month .
The company made a good profit last year .

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