n. [ F., fr. L. profectus advance, progress, profit, fr. profectum. See Proficient. ]
Let no man anticipate uncertain profits. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]
This I speak for your own profit. 1 Cor. vii. 35. [ 1913 Webster ]
If you dare do yourself a profit and a right. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
I profit not by thy talk. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Riches profit not in the day of wrath. Prov. xi. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The word preached did not profit them. Heb. iv. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently excellent pieces and beautiful designs. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. profitable. ] Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial;
What was so profitable to the empire became fatal to the
emperor. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. One who makes an excessive and unconscionable profit by exploiting scarcity or a monopoly position. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
v. i. To make an excessive profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods; to act as a profiteer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. Gain; advantage; profit. [ 1913 Webster ]
That thy profiting may appear to all. 1 Tim. iv. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Without profit; unprofitable. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]