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/pʁɔ.fi/
Translation
profit, benefit
Word origin
From Latin profectus ('progress, advance'), from proficere ('to make headway'), from pro- and facere ('to make').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- profectus
- English cognates
- profit, proficient
Grammar
Examples
L' .
The company turned a big profit.
.
He turns every mistake to good account.
.
Profits doubled in a year.
au .
She works for the benefit of sick children.
.
These profits do nobody any good.
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