Synonyms and antonyms of Profit in British Thesaurus

profit (noun)

business money that you make by selling something or from your business, especially the money that remains after you have paid all your business costs. Your total profit before you pay tax is called gross profit, and the amount that remains after you have paid tax on this is called net profit

earnings (noun)

the profit made by a company

percentage (noun)

a part of the profit from something that is sold, which is given to the person who sells it

proceeds (noun)

money that a person or organization makes from selling or winning something, or from organizing an event or activity

profit margin (noun)

the difference between how much money you get when you sell something and how much it costs you to buy or make it

operating profit (noun)

the profit that a company makes from its normal activities of selling goods or services

gross profit (noun)

the difference between the price that someone sells goods for and what it costs to produce them

dividend (noun)

business a share of the profits of a company, paid once or twice a year to the people who own the company’s shares

bottom line (noun)

business the amount of money that a business makes or loses

gross margin (noun)

gross profit expressed as a percentage

£10/£20/£100 etc to the good ()

having £10/£20/£100 etc more than you had before

gain (noun)

the money or other benefits that you can get from something

gravy (noun)

mainly Americaninformal money or profit that you get unexpectedly

margin (noun)

business a profit margin

mark-up (noun)

the amount of money that someone who sells goods adds to the price that they paid for the goods in order to make a profit

profit-sharing (noun)

a system by which all the people employed by a company get a share in the profits

rake-off (noun)

informal a part of the profits from a business activity, especially when someone obtains it in an unfair or dishonest way