profit (subs.) Copy link Outline I. In general senseII. Monetary; in this sense, oft. pl.1. lucrum, ēmŏlŭmentum, etc.2. rĕdĭtus, ūs (incomings; as, rents, interest)3. fructus, ūs (yield, proceeds) • profit (subs.): I. In general sense: ēmŏlŭmentum bŏnum, etc.: v. advantage, good (subs.). II. Monetary; in this sense, oft. pl.: 1. lucrum, ēmŏlŭmentum, etc.: v. gain. 2. rĕdĭtus, ūs (incomings; as, rents, interest): p.s of mines, r. (pl.) metallorum, Liv. 42, 52: the p.s (of a farm) falling off, decrescente r., Plin. Ep. 6, 3: Suet. 3. fructus, ūs (yield, proceeds): Cic.: Liv.
profit (v.) Copy link Outline I. To be of service1. prōsum, irr. (with dat., or absol.)2. prōfĭcio, 3 (to help, be serviceable3. văleo, 2 (to avail, be effectual)II. To get good fromIII. To take advantage of, make good use of • profit (v.): I. To be of service: 1. prōsum, irr. (with dat., or absol.): what does it p. me? quid mihi p.? Ov. M. 13, 935 (with infin.): Hor. A. P. 333 (absol. = to instruct, edify): Sen. 2. prōfĭcio, 3 (to help, be serviceable: oft. with ad and acc. denoting end to which): your explanation will greatly p. to the end we are in search of, explicatio tua multum ad ea quae quaerimus profecerit, Cic. Fin. 3, 4, 14. Join: proficere et valere, id. Br. 37, init. 3. văleo, 2 (to avail, be effectual): pass. II. To get good from: prōfĭcio, 3: v. progress (to make). III. To take advantage of, make good use of: Phr.: to p. by an opportunity, occasioni non deesse, Caes. B. G. 3, 79, init.: also, occasionem arripere, (avide) amplecti, etc. (v. opportunity): we have greatly p.'d by this tour, *multum fructus (utilitatis) ex hoc itinere cepimus; magnopere profuit nobis hoc iter, etc.: v. supr.
PROFIT Copy link • PROFIT 1. s. lucrum: emolumentum: quaestus: compendium: fructus: utilitas: commodum [SYN. in ADVANTAGE: lucrum, emolumentum are general terms; quaestus and compendium are mercantile terms]. (The words are found in this connection and order.) quaestus et lucrum: quaestus et compendium: source of profit, quaestus; res ex qua aliquid acquiritur (Cic., Off., 1, 42, 151): great profit, quaestus magnus: lucrum magnum, amplum: small profit, lucellum: lucrum non magnum: quaestus turpis, mediocris, etc.: to derive profit from anything, utilitatem capere or percipere ex re; fructum capere or percipere ex re [☞ fructum alicujus rei is more common than ex re when the thing from which the person derives profit is possessed by himself; e.g., capio magnum laboris mei fructum]: to make great profits, multum lucri auferre: to be making no profits, nullum facere quaestum; nihil proficere: to have an eye to one’s own profit, aliquid ad fructum suum referre: privato suo commodo servire (of the habit): the profit of a farm, etc., fructus quem praedia reddunt; praediorum mercedulae (both of rent); praediorum proventus (of the whole produce): the landlord receives a great profit, puri atque reliqui aliquid ad dominum pervenit: to make profit one’s first object, or the first consideration, omnia quaestu metiri; omnia ad emolumentum revocare: what profit have I in deceiving you? quid mihi lucri est te fallere? (Terentianus): to bring in (so much) profit, fructum ferre (Cic.); lucrum apportare (Plaut.); lucro esse alicui: to make profits, lucrum or quaestum facere: I calculate my profits, enumero quod ad me rediturum puto. Vid. ADVANTAGE, GAIN. 2. v. Transitively, utilem esse: usui esse: ex usu esse: utilitatem or usum praebere: prodesse: conducere. To profit anybody much, magnae utilitati esse; magnam utilitatem afferre; plurimum or valde prodesse: not to profit anybody much, non multum prodesse: to profit anybody, esse ex usu alicujus; esse ex re or in rem alicujus (of a thing): alicui prodesse (of persons or things): aliquem juvare (by assistance), alicui adesse (by advice or support; both of men). Intransitively, To profit by anything, utilitatem, or fructum capere, or percipere ex re (but also, alicujus rei, especially if the person himself possesses the thing; e.g., capio magnum laboris mei fructum): commodum facere ex re (both of gaining advantage from): proficere: progredi: progressus facere: procedere (all in re; to make progress). Vid: To GAIN.