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result
English
Etymology
Recorded since 1432 as Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultare, in Classical Latin "to spring forward, rebound", the frequentative of the past participle of resilio (“to rebound”), from re- (“back”) + salio (“to jump, leap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???z?lt/
- Rhymes: -?lt
- Hyphenation: re?sult
Verb
result (third-person singular simple present results, present participle resulting, simple past and past participle resulted) (intransitive)
- To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Advantages of Religion to particular Persons
- Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Advantages of Religion to particular Persons
- (intransitive, followed by "in") To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about
- (law) To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.
- (obsolete) To leap back; to rebound.
Synonyms
- (to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence): follow, arise
Related terms
- resultant
- resile
- resilient
- resilience
Translations
Noun
result (plural results)
- That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
- The fruit, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.
- The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- Then of their session ended they bid cry / With trumpet's regal sound the great result.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- (obsolete) A flying back; resilience.
- (sports) The final score in a game.
- (by extension) A positive or favourable outcome for someone.
Hyponyms
- (that which results): primitive, sum, difference, product (mathematics)
Derived terms
- as a result
- resultful
- resultless
Translations
Interjection
result
- (Britain) An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome.
- 2010 April 10, Amy Pond, in The Beast Below (series 5, episode 2), written by Steven Moffat:
- (picking a lock) I wonder what I did...
- (the lock opens) Hey hey, result!
- 2010 April 10, Amy Pond, in The Beast Below (series 5, episode 2), written by Steven Moffat:
Anagrams
- Ulster, lurest, luster, lustre, luters, rulest, rustle, sutler, truels, ulster
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profit
English
Etymology
From Middle English profit, from Old French profit (Modern French profit), from Latin pr?fectus (“advance, progress, growth, increase, profit”), from profici? (“to go forward, advance, make progress, be profitable or useful”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pr?f?it, IPA(key): /?p??f?t/
- (General American) enPR: pr?f?it, IPA(key): /?p??f?t/
- Homophone: prophet
- Rhymes: -?f?t
- Hyphenation: prof?it
Noun
profit (countable and uncountable, plural profits)
- (accounting, economics) 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.
- October 2, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler
- Let no man anticipate uncertain profits.
- October 2, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler
- (dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), 1 Corinthians vii. 35
- This I speak for your own profit.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), 1 Corinthians vii. 35
- (law) 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).
Usage notes
Regarding the income sense, when the difference is negative, the term loss is preferred. Negative profit does appear in microeconomics.Profit by a government agency is called a surplus.
Synonyms
- gain
Antonyms
- loss
Derived terms
- for-profit
- non-profit
Translations
Verb
profit (third-person singular simple present profits, present participle profiting, simple past and past participle profited)
- (transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
- The word preached did not profit them.
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
- It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently those excellent pieces and beautiful designs.
- (intransitive, construed with from) To benefit, gain.
- (intransitive, construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
- proficiency
- proficient
Further reading
- profit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- profit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- forpit
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pr?fectus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /p?u?fit/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /p?o?fit/
Noun
profit m (plural profits)
- benefit, advantage
Derived terms
- aprofitar
- bon profit
- profitós
Further reading
- “profit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “profit” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “profit” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “profit” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Old French profit, from Latin pr?fectus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.fi/
Noun
profit m (plural profits)
- profit, benefit
Derived terms
Further reading
- “profit” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Profit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?profit]
- Hyphenation: pro?fit
- Rhymes: -it
Noun
profit (plural profitok)
- profit (total income or cash flow minus expenditures)
- Synonyms: haszon, nyereség
Declension
References
Further reading
- profit in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Norman
Etymology
From Old French profit, from Latin profectus (“advance, progress, growth, increase, profit”).
Noun
profit m (plural profits)
- (Jersey) profit
Romanian
Etymology
From French profit.
Noun
profit n (plural profituri)
- profit
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pr?fi?t/
- Hyphenation: pro?fit
Noun
pròf?t m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- profit
Declension
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English profit.
Noun
profit
- profit
- interest
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