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Definition profit from in American English

profit from phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to get an advantage from a situation

Example

She hopes to profit from the experience.

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1.1

to make a profit from something

Example

They were accused of profiting from the sale of state assets.

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Definition profit from in American English