As a noun, profit is the money that remains after all costs are paid in a business. As a verb, to profit means to gain an advantage or benefit, especially financial.
From Old French *profit* 'benefit, gain', from Latin *proficere* 'to make progress, be useful' (*pro-* 'forward' + *facere* 'to do, make'). It originally meant general benefit, not just money.
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