profit

beneficio, ganancia

Dinero que queda al restar los costes de producir o vender algo de los ingresos obtenidos.

En inglés sencillo: Money left after you subtract the cost of making or selling something from the money received.

• The shop made a profit.
• Higher costs reduced the company's profits.
• How much profit did you make on that sale?

Cómo se usa: a profit on something (We made a small profit on the sale.)

Sinónimos: earnings, net income

Antónimos: loss

Expresiones frecuentes: make a profit, net profit, profit margin, annual profit

beneficiarse, sacar provecho

Obtener dinero, ayuda u otra ventaja de algo.

En inglés sencillo: To gain money, help, or another advantage from something.

• Both companies will profit from the deal.
• She profited from her teacher's advice.
• Who profits when house prices rise?

Cómo se usa: profit from something (Students can profit from her experience.); profit by something (We should profit by the mistakes we made.)

Sinónimos: benefit, gain

Antónimos: lose

Expresiones frecuentes: profit from something, profit by something, profit financially