Meaning
profit
In a sentence
Quest'anno il negozio ha fatto un buon profitto.
This year the shop made a good profit.
C'è davvero profitto in questo piccolo progetto?
Is there really profit in this small project?
Senza clienti, non c'è profitto per nessuno.
Without customers, there's no profit for anyone.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| profitto | masculine · singular |
| profitti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use profitto mainly for business or financial gain. For personal benefit or usefulness, vantaggio or beneficio is often more natural.
- Common in fixed expressions like a scopo di lucro and trarre profitto da. Less common than guadagno in everyday speech about earnings.
- After trarre profitto, use da: trarre profitto da qualcosa. Avoid English-like patterns with per or di here.