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| profit |
to derive benefit or profit. [2/5 definitions] |
| profitless |
combined form of profit. |
| prospect |
(usu. pl.) probability of success or profit. [1/5 definitions] |
| realize |
to obtain (income or profit). [1/3 definitions] |
| return |
to yield (a profit) from investment or expenditure. [2/23 definitions] |
| seal2 |
to hunt or capture seals for sport, food, or profit. [1/4 definitions] |
| Shylock |
(often l.c.) a hard-hearted banker or lender who is concerned only with profit. [1/2 definitions] |
| speculation |
a risky business venture or investment that offers the possibility of high profit. [1/4 definitions] |
| superprofit |
combined form of profit. |
| surplus value |
in Marxist theory, the difference between the value of the products of a worker's labor and the wage he or she receives, which constitutes the profit made by a capitalist owner of land, a factory, or the like. |
| take advantage |
to profit from something or make use of something (usu. fol. by "of"). [1/2 definitions] |
| toady |
someone who fawns over or flatters others for personal advantage or profit; sycophant. [1/2 definitions] |
| turnaround |
a reversal or turning to an opposite direction, opinion, condition of profit or loss, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| unprofitable |
not resulting in any advantage, gain, or profit. |
| wheeler-dealer |
(informal) one who aggressively, inventively, and sometimes dishonestly pursues profit or advantage; sharp operator. |
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