profit
noun
/ˈpɹɑfɪt/
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/ˈpɹɒfɪt/
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- (dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained.
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κέρδος,
όφελος
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- (accounting, economics) Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
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κέρδος
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profit
verb
/ˈpɹɑfɪt/
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/ˈpɹɒfɪt/
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- (transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
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ευεργετώ,
κερδίζω,
ωφελούμαι
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- (intransitive, construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.
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κερδίζω
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- (intransitive, construed with from) To benefit, gain.
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κερδίζω,
ωφελούμαι
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profiteering
noun
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- The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.
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αισχροκέρδεια
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profiteer
noun
/ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
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- (pejorative) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.
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εκμεταλλευτής
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