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21profit — I UK [ˈprɒfɪt] / US [ˈprɑfɪt] noun Word forms profit : singular profit plural profits *** 1) [countable/uncountable] business money that you make by selling something or from your business, especially the money that remains after you have paid… …
22profit — 1 noun 1 (C, U) money that you gain by selling things or doing business: They sold the business and bought a yacht with the profits. | The profit each day from the snack bar is usually around $. | make (a) profit: The telephone companies are… …
23profit — [[t]prɒ̱fɪt[/t]] ♦♦ profits, profiting, profited 1) N VAR A profit is an amount of money that you gain when you are paid more for something than it cost you to make, get, or do it. The bank made pre tax profits of ₤3.5 million... You can improve… …
24get — [c]/gɛt / (say get) verb (got, got or, Chiefly US, gotten, Archaic, gat, getting) –verb (t) 1. to obtain, gain, or acquire by any means: to get favour by service; get a good price. 2. to fetch or bring: I w …
25Get-rich-quick scheme — Easy money redirects here. For other uses, see Easy Money (disambiguation). A get rich quick scheme is a plan to acquire high rates of return for a small investment. The term get rich quick has been used to describe shady investments since at… …
26get — v 1. receive, come by, realize, inherit, succeed to, fall into; gain, win, achieve, attain, reach; benefit, profit, avail; (all usu. of wages) earn, make, Sl. pull down, gross, clear, net, Inf. take home, pocket. 2. obtain, acquire, secure,… …
27profit by — phrasal verb profit from or profit by [transitive] Word forms profit from : present tense I/you/we/they profit from he/she/it profits from present participle profiting from past tense profited from past participle profited from a) profit from/by… …
28profit from — phrasal verb profit from or profit by [transitive] Word forms profit from : present tense I/you/we/they profit from he/she/it profits from present participle profiting from past tense profited from past participle profited from a) profit from/by… …
29profit — Synonyms and related words: advance, advantage, advantageousness, advisability, aid, answer, appropriateness, avail, avails, bait, be handy, be of use, be right, befit, befitting, behalf, behoof, beneficialness, benefit, benison, bestead,… …
30get together — I noun a small informal social gathering there was an informal meeting in my living room • Syn: ↑meeting • Derivationally related forms: ↑meet (for: ↑meeting) …