| professedly |
supposedly; allegedly. [2 definitions] |
| profession |
an occupation or career requiring advanced training or study. [4 definitions] |
| professional |
of or pertaining to a profession. [7 definitions] |
| professionalism |
the attitude, methods, or standards of a professional, esp. as opposed to those of an amateur. |
| professionalize |
to give a professional form, manner, or appearance to. |
| professionally |
as a person who is paid for using one's skill or talent. [2 definitions] |
| professor |
a university or college teacher in the highest academic rank. [2 definitions] |
| proffer |
to propose or tender; offer. [2 definitions] |
| proficiency |
skill; competence. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usu. as a result of study or practice. |
| profile |
an outline or view from the side, esp. of a human face and head. [5 definitions] |
| profit |
(often pl.) an amount of money yielded from an investment or business that exceeds the amount originally invested or paid out as expenses. [5 definitions] |
| profitable |
bringing profits. [2 definitions] |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, esp. by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. [2 definitions] |
| profitless |
combined form of profit. |
| profit sharing |
a practice or plan in which all or part of a company's employees receive a share of the company's profits in addition to their regular wages. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. [3 definitions] |
| pro forma |
(Latin) for form; done only as a matter of form or for the sake of appearance. |
| profound |
located at, reaching to, or coming from a great depth; deep. [4 definitions] |
| profundity |
the state or condition of being profound; depth. [2 definitions] |
| profuse |
abundant or numerous; plentiful. [2 definitions] |