Gained financial advantage or benefit from something; earned money or received some kind of gain.
From Latin 'profectus' meaning progress or advancement; merged with French 'profit,' the word suggests movement forward to gain advantage.
The word 'profit' comes from the idea of moving forward and progressing—but ironically, companies optimize for profit by cutting corners backward, not moving forward in quality or ethics.
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