profit
- n. 利润, 收益
- v. 获利, 得益
- Definition
- n. money that a business gains after paying its costs
- v. to get an advantage or gain money from something
- Example
- The small shop made a good profit this month.
- 这家小店这个月赚了不少利润。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: money earned from work or business (noun).
比较义项：利润、收益（名词）。
- profit 本词
The everyday, general word for money a business gains above its costs. Usually takes an article, 'a profit' or 'the profit'. The fixed phrase 'make a profit' is very common and neutral in tone.
最常用、最普通的词，指企业扣除成本后赚到的钱。前面通常加冠词，如 a profit 或 the profit；常见固定搭配 make a profit，语气中性。
The bakery finally started making a profit after cutting its costs.
面包店削减成本后，终于开始赚取利润了。
- net
A more formal, finance-register word for the final amount left after all costs and taxes are subtracted, contrasted with 'gross'. Often stands alone as a noun in accounting contexts, rare in everyday speech.
语域更正式，属财务用语，指扣除所有成本和税款后剩下的最终金额，常与 gross（毛额）相对。单独作名词多见于会计语境，日常口语中较少使用。
The report showed a net of just three percent after taxes.
报告显示，扣税后净利润仅为百分之三。
- earnings
Refers broadly to money made from work or business over a period. In this sense it is usually plural and used without an article, common for salaries or company financial reports.
泛指工作或经营在一段时间内所赚的钱，此义项常用复数形式且不加冠词；常用于描述工资收入或公司的财务报告。
Company earnings dropped sharply after the factory closed down.
工厂关闭后，公司的收入大幅下降。
Profit, net, and earnings all mean money made from work or business. Profit is the everyday word for earnings above costs. Net is the formal term for the amount left after costs and taxes. Earnings is broader, usually plural, for income from work.
这三个词都表示因经营或工作而获得的钱，但用法和搭配不同：profit 最常用；earnings 常指工资或公司整体收入；net 则强调扣除成本后的最终数额，多用于财务语境。这里不比较 net 的「渔网」义，也不比较 profit 用作动词「获利」的用法。