profit
noun uk/ˈprɒf.ɪt/ us/ˈprɑː.fɪt/
B2 [ C or U ]利润，盈利
money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services
She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies. 她将废弃材料卖给纺织公司，从中赚取大笔利润。
A year ago the Tokyo company had a pretax profit of 35 million yen. 一年以前，东京公司的税前利润是3500万日元。
Company profits are down from last year's figures. 从去年的统计数字看，公司的利润下降了。
You don't expect to make much profit within the first couple of years of setting up a company. 你不要指望在开办公司的头几年里赚取很多利润。
He sold his house at a huge profit. 他卖掉自己的房子，赚了很多钱。
turn a profit 开始盈利
to begin to earn a profit
He’s been in business five years, but has not yet turned a profit. 他进入这个行业已有五年，但还没有开始盈利。
By that time, the company was turning a healthy profit.
He bought the land cheaply and sold it to turn a quick profit.
Although we expect to turn a profit, our main motivation is the benefits this product will bring to people with disabilities.
We knew we had three months to turn a profit or we would go under.
[ U ]好处，益处
the good result or advantage that can be achieved by a particular action or activity
There's no profit to be gained from endlessly discussing whose fault it was. 没完没了地讨论谁是谁非是徒劳无益的。
- More examples
- The school summer fair made a clear profit of £500.
- They buy paintings at auctions and then resell them at a vast profit to collectors.
- We agreed before we did the deal that we'd both get an equal share of the profit.
- All our profits are re-invested in research and development.
- The successful branding and marketing of the new beer has already boosted sales and increased profits.