profit

advantage, benefit, interest, favour, profit, gain

avail, benefit, profit

名词 profit:

1. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
   同义词：net income, net, net profit, lucre, profits, earnings
2. the advantageous quality of being beneficial
   同义词：gain

动词 profit:

1. derive a benefit from
   同义词：gain, benefit
2. make a profit; gain money or materially
   同义词：turn a profit

1. It will profit you nothing to do that.
   你做那件事没有什么好处。
2. You can profit by my mistakes and avoid them yourself.
   你可以从我的错误中得到教训，避免犯同样错误。
3. There is very little profit in selling newspapers at present.
   现在卖报纸利润很少。

prof.it

n.（名词）
An advantageous gain or return; benefit.
得益：得利或回报；收益
The return received on a business undertaking after all operating expenses have been met.
利润：一笔生意中除去所有的运作费用后所得的回报
Often profits
常作 profits
The return received on an investment after all charges have been paid.
净利：所有的费用都付清后投资所得的回报
The rate of increase in the net worth of a business enterprise in a given accounting period.
净值利润率：在给定的计算期间内商业企业的净值增加的比率
Income received from investments or property.
收益：投资或财产所得的收入
The amount received for a commodity or service in excess of the original cost.
红利：除了原始成本后服务或商品的所得
v.（动词）
prof.it.ed,prof.it.ing,prof.its
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make a gain or profit.
创利润：创造收入或利润
To derive advantage; benefit:
得益：获得好处；受益：
例句：
profiting from the other team`s mistakes.See Synonyms at benefit
因另一队的失误而受益参见 benefit

v.tr.（及物动词）
To be beneficial to.
有益于…：对…有益的

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin prôfectus [from past participle of] prôficere [make progress, to profit]
源自 拉丁语 prôfectus [] 源自prôficere的过去分词 [取得进展；受益]
prô- [forward] * see pro-
prô- [向前] *参见 pro-
facere [to make] * see dhô-
facere [做] *参见 dhô-

【引伸】
prof.itless
adj.（形容词）