Benefit vs. Profit
Difference Between Benefit and Profit
Benefitnoun
An advantage; help or aid from something.
It was for her benefit.His benefit was free beer.Profitnoun
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.
Benefitnoun
(insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
Profitnoun
Benefit, positive result obtained.
Reading such an enlightening book on the subject was of much profit to his studies.Benefitnoun
An event such as a performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
Profitnoun
(legal) In property law, a nonpossessory interest in land whereby a party is entitled to enter the land of another for the purpose of taking the soil or the substance of the soil (coal, oil, minerals, and in some jurisdictions timber and game).
Benefitnoun
(obsolete) beneficence; liberality
Profitverb
(transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
Benefitverb
(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
Profitverb
To benefit, gain.
Benefitverb
(intransitive) To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.
Profitverb
To take advantage of, exploit, use.
Benefitnoun
financial assistance in time of need
Profitnoun
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
Benefitnoun
something that aids or promotes well-being;
for the common goodProfitnoun
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Benefitnoun
a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
Profitverb
derive a benefit from;
She profited from his vast experienceBenefitverb
derive a benefit from;
She profited from his vast experienceProfitverb
make a profit; gain money or materially;
The company has not profited from the mergerI lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!The company turned a loss after the first yearBenefitverb
be beneficial for;
This will do you good
