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What is the verb for profit?

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profit
  1. (transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
  2. (intransitive, construed with from) To benefit, gain.
  3. (intransitive, construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. earn, gain, make money, prosper, make a packet, make a profit, rake it in, clean up, make a bundle, make big bucks, pay off, rake in, cash in on, clear up, make a fast buck, make a haul, make a killing, make a quick buck, make it big, make money on, turn a profit, make a good thing of, make a return, make capital, line one's pockets, hit the jackpot, strike it rich, make a fortune, make a pile, succeed, be laughing all the way to the bank, make a mint, yield, show a profit, be in the black, cash in, make out, become wealthy, hit it big, feather one's nest, be enriched, be lucky, be successful, make a bomb, make one's fortune, make a pretty penny, make a large profit, make one's pile, benefit, help … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “He continues to profit from his prudent investment in cryptocurrency.”
      “Do everything in your power to bring along with you two masters of weaving coarse woolens and carding, for they will profit us greatly.”
      “We have been unable to profit from this partnership to any significant degree.”
profiteer
  1. To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. racketeer, overcharge, make a fast buck, make an excessive profit, make an illegal profit, make someone pay through the nose, make a quick buck, make a quick killing, abuse, exploit, take advantage of, make use of, trespass, impose on, play on, make unfair claims on, cross the line … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “They were working corruptly in cahoots with the slaughterhouse operators to profiteer off the sale of kosher meat.”
      “It is about time they stopped trying to profiteer off the back of ordinary working people who are desperate for some way out of a stressful financial situation.”
profiteering
  1. present participle of profiteer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. racketeering, overcharging, making a fast buck, making an excessive profit, making an illegal profit, making someone pay through the nose, making a quick buck, making a quick killing, abusing, exploiting, taking advantage of, making use of, trespassing, imposing on, making unfair claims on, playing on, crossing the line … more
profiting
  1. present participle of profit
  2. Synonyms:
      3. earning, gaining, making money, prospering, making a packet, making a profit, raking it in, cleaning up, making a bundle, making big bucks, paying off, raking in, cashing in on, clearing up, making a fast buck, making a haul, making a killing, making a quick buck, making it big, making money on, turning a profit, making a good thing of, making a return, making capital, lining one's pockets, benefiting, benefitting, helping, serving, advantaging, aiding, assisting, advancing, bettering, paying, contributing to, doing someone good, furthering the interests of, thriving, improving, exploiting, realising, realizing, scoring, capitalizing on … more
profits
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profit
  2. Synonyms:
      3. benefits, gains, prospers, flourishes, thrives, shines, advances, blooms, blossoms, booms, grows, progresses, stands in good stead, succeeds, burgeons, does well, gets ahead, makes good use of, reaps benefits, reaps the benefit, rises, shoots up, turns out well, bears fruit, grows well, makes the most of, puts to good use, turns to one's advantage, earns, improves, takes advantage of, scores, exploits, realises, realizes, capitalizes on, is successful, are successful, makes it, fares well, makes headway, develops, makes progress, goes well, flies high, goes places, goes great guns, makes good, makes the big time, gets on well … more
profiteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of profit
profiteered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of profiteer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. racketeered, overcharged, made a fast buck, made an excessive profit, made an illegal profit, made someone pay through the nose, made a quick buck, made a quick killing, abused, exploited, took advantage of, taken advantage of, made use of, trespassed, imposed on, made unfair claims on, played on, crossed the line … more
profitest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of profit
profited
  1. simple past tense and past participle of profit
  2. Synonyms:
      3. made, earned, gained, got paid, netted, reaped, reapt, received, took home, acquired, fetched, got, grossed, obtained, pocketed, pulled, secured, attained, brought in, came by, cleared, collected, derived, drew, harvested, procured, produced, pulled in, realized, scored, took, took in, amassed, cleaned up, hustled, realised, accumulated, picked up, pulled down, helped, bankrolled, backed, financed, promoted, sponsored, contributed to, forwarded, furthered the interests of, gave a boost to, gave a donation to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Ironically, the king and his subjects profited financially from the trade as their kingdom crumbled beneath them.”
      “The navy profited from the indifferent performance of the Italian navy, though Italian frogmen performed some notable feats of courage.”
      “The young poet profited by the attacks of the critics, their effect being to enlarge his poetical studies.”
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