profited Definition

profit
noun

1. The money gained from selling something for more than it originally cost.
2. An excess of income over expenses.

Thesaurus: gain, yield, proceeds, earnings, revenue, receipts, surplus, benefit, interest, winnings, takings, returns, percentage; Antonym: loss.
3. Advantage or benefit.

Thesaurus: advantage, return, gain, help; Antonym: disadvantage, setback.

verb

intr
profited, profiting
1. To benefit from it.

Thesaurus: gain, benefit, better, improve, help, advance, aid, avail, line one's pockets, promote, contribute, serve, advantage; Antonym: harm, hinder.
Form: profit from something (often)
Form: profit by something

Etymology: 14c: from Latin profectus, from proficere to advance.