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"profit (money earned)" in seven languages

Meaningprofit (money earned)

Spanish

beneficio

/beneˈfiθjo/

masc.learned

Often plural: obtener beneficios. Ganancia is a common synonym.

French

bénéfice

/benefis/

masc.learned

Italian

profitto

/proˈfitto/

masc.other source · Latin PROFECTUM 'progress, gain'

Utile is the accounting term.

Portuguese

lucro

/ˈlukɾu/

masc.other source · Latin LUCRUM 'gain', learned

Romanian

profit

/proˈfit/

neut.other source · French profit, from Latin PRŌFECTUM 'progress, gain'

Catalan

benefici

/bənəˈfisi/

masc.learned

English

profit

/ˈpɹɑfɪt/

other source · Old French profit, from Latin PROFECTUM 'progress, gain'

English → Italianprofit (money earned)profittoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: benefit, beneficial.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

BENEFICIUM‘a kindness, favour (BENE + FACERE 'to do well')’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

Spanish and French count profit as a 'benefit'; Italian and English use PROFECTUM. French also has profit, but for 'advantage' (au profit de), and Spanish provecho, its inherited twin, means 'benefit': ¡buen provecho!

English relatives: benefit, beneficial

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In a sentence

  • esLa empresa obtuvo beneficios.
  • frL'entreprise a fait des bénéfices.
  • itL'azienda ha fatto profitti.
  • ptA empresa teve lucro.
  • roCompania a obținut profit.
  • caL'empresa va obtenir beneficis.
  • enThe company made a profit.

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