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profit [pʀɔfi]masculine nouna. ( = gain) profitb. ( = avantage) benefit• tirer profit de [+ leçon, affaire] to benefit fromc. (locutions)► à profit• mettre à profit [+ idée, invention] to turn to account ; [+ temps libre] to make the most of► au profit de for ; ( = pour aider) in aid of* * *pʀɔfinom masculin1) ( avantage) benefit, advantagetirer profit de — to make the most of, to take advantage of
faire du profit — (colloq) [nourriture] to go a long way; [objet, appareil] to be good value
ce manteau m'a fait du profit — (colloq) I've had a lot of wear out of this coat
abandonner le charbon au profit du nucléaire — to drop coal in favour [BrE] of nuclear energy
mettre à profit — to make the most of [temps libre, stage]; to turn [something] to good account [situation]; to make good use of [idée, résultat]
2) ( gains) profit••il n'y a pas de petits profits — Proverbe look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves Proverbe GB, a dollar is a dollar US
* * *pʀɔfi nm1) (= avantage)mettre à profit [occasion] — to take advantage of, [connaissance, capacité] to turn to good account
2) COMMERCE, FINANCE profitLa société a fait des profits importants. — The company made significant profits.
profits et pertes COMMERCE — profit and loss
* * *profit nm1 ( avantage) benefit, advantage; faire qch avec profit to benefit from doing sth; vous consulterez ce guide avec profit you'll find this guide very useful; il a appliqué avec profit les nouvelles méthodes he's made good use of the new methods; tirer profit de to make the most of, to take advantage of; il a tiré profit de mes conseils he put my advice to good use; il n'a pas su tirer profit de ce qui lui est arrivé il y a deux ans he didn't learn from what happened to him two years ago; faire son profit de qch to use sth to one's advantage, to make use of sth; faire du profit○ [nourriture] to go a long way; [objet, appareil] to be good value; ce manteau m'a fait du profit○ I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; être d'un grand profit à qn to be of great benefit ou value to sb, to benefit sb greatly; ce stage linguistique leur a été d'un grand profit that language course has been of great benefit ou value to them, they got a lot out of that language course; pour le plus grand profit de to the great benefit of; trouver (son) profit à faire to find it to one's advantage to do; s'il le fait c'est qu'il y trouve son profit he's doing it because he gets something out of it; organiser un concert au profit des handicapés/de la recherche sur le cancer to organize a concert in aid of the handicapped/of cancer research; accusé d'espionnage au profit d'un pays étranger accused of spying for a foreign country; la réforme s'est faite au profit des grands propriétaires the reform benefited land owners; abandonner le charbon au profit du nucléaire to drop coal in favourGB of nuclear energy; le candidat de la majorité a perdu des voix au profit des écologistes the ruling party's candidate lost votes to the ecologists; tourner au profit de qn to work in sb's favourGB; mettre à profit to make the most of, to take advantage of [temps libre, stage]; to turn [sth] to good account ou to one's advantage [situation]; to make good use of [idée, découverte, résultat];2 Écon ( gains) profit; dégager des profits, faire des profits to make a profit; réaliser 10 millions de profit to make a profit of 10 million; profits illicites/illimités illicit/unlimited profits; profits pétroliers oil revenues; être une source de profit pour to be a source of wealth for.il n'y a pas de petits profits Prov look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves Prov GB, a penny saved is a penny earned Prov GB, a dollar is a dollar US.[prɔfi] nom masculinmettre quelque chose à profit to take advantage of ou to make the most of somethingil y a trouvé son profit, sinon il ne l'aurait pas fait he got something out of it otherwise he wouldn't have done itfaire ou réaliser des profits to make profits ou a profitle profit réalisé sur la vente de la propriété the return on ou the revenue from the sale of the propertyprofit brut/net gross/net profit————————au profit de locution prépositionnelleà son/mon seul profit for his/my sole benefit
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