profit: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of profit
noun
- countable, uncountable
Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
- countable, dated, literary, uncountable
Benefit, positive result obtained.
Example: Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.
Listed forms: profits.
Source: Wiktionary — profit.
verb
- transitive
To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
- intransitive
To benefit, gain.
- intransitive
To take advantage of, exploit, use.
Listed forms: profits, profiting, profited.
Source: Wiktionary — profit.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for profit.
noun
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
noun
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
verb
derive a benefit from
verb
make a profit; gain money or materially
- turn a profit
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is profit in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of profit
P(3) + R(1) + O(1) + F(4) + I(1) + T(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of profit
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from profit
39 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in profit. Showing up to 24, longest first.