Profit

profit, n. Acquisition beyond expenditure; in commerce, pecuniary gain in any transaction or or occupation; valuable results; useful consequences; ' exbenefit; avail; advancement; gain; emolument.—; v. t. To be of service to, be good to, help on, bene in fit. — v. i. To gain advantage, make improvement; to be of use or advantage, bring good. — Profitable, a. Yielding or bringing profit or gain; lucrative; advantageous; serviceable: improving.