See also: profit

English edit

Etymology edit

Variant of Proffitt.

Proper noun edit

Profit (plural Profits)

  1. A surname.

Statistics edit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Profit is the 17182nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1648 individuals. Profit is most common among Black/African American (66.38%) and White (29.13%) individuals.

Further reading edit

German edit

Etymology edit

16th-century borrowing from German Low German profit, borrowed in turn around 1400 from Lower Rhine Middle Dutch profijt, from Old French profit, porfit (advantage, profit, benefit), from Latin prōfectus (progress, growth, knowledge), from prōficiō (to advance).

Pronunciation edit

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  • IPA(key): /pʁoˈfiːt/, /pʁoˈfɪt/

Noun edit

Profit m (strong, genitive Profites or Profits, plural Profite, diminutive Profitchen n)

  1. profit

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Profit” in Duden online
  • Profit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache