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profit from sth

phrasal verb with profit
 
/ˈprɒf.ɪt/
 
US  /ˈprɑː.fɪt/ verb

Definition

to earn money from something: A lot of companies will profit from the fall in interest rates.Earning money and money earnedProfits and losses to achieve an advantage from something: I profited enormously from working with her.Advantage and disadvantage
(Definition of profit from sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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