English noun: profits |
1. | profits (possession) the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) |
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| Synonyms | earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit |
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| Broader (hypernym) | income |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | accumulation, cleanup, dividend, earning per share, fast buck, filthy lucre, gross profit, gross profit margin, killing, margin, markup, quick buck, windfall profit |
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| Part holonym | part, percentage, portion, share |
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2. | profits (possession) something won (especially money) |
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| Synonyms | win, winnings |
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| Broader (hypernym) | financial gain |
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| Antonyms | losings, losses |
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