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profitto

profit

noun proh-FEET-toh Less Common
People & Society Money

Origin: Latin profectus (progress, advancement)

Also means

benefit

Usage Note

Profitto means financial profit but also 'benefit' in a more general sense — one can trarre profitto (profit from, benefit from) a situation. In educational contexts, fare profitto means to make academic progress. Distinct from utile (net profit, in accounting) and guadagno (earnings, wages). The verb form is trarre profitto da or colloquially approfittare di (to take advantage of).

Examples

"L'azienda ha realizzato un grande profitto quest'anno."

Natural Translation

The company made a large profit this year.

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