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English word profit comes from Latin proficiscor (I set out, depart, leave.), Latin proficio, Latin faciendus, Latin pro
proficiscor (Latin)
I set out, depart, leave.
proficio (Latin)
I advance, make progress.. I benefit, profit, take advantage.. I depart, set out.. I help, contribute, am useful.
faciendus (Latin)
pro (Latin)
About. According to. As befitting. As, like. Before. For. In front, instead of. On behalf of.
proficere (Latin)
profectus (Latin)
Advance, progress, effect, increase, growth, profit, success.
profit (Old French)
profit (Middle English)
profit (English)
(intransitive, construed with from) To benefit, gain.. (intransitive, construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.. (transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody). (accounting, economics) 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 [...]