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profit

 
 
/ˈprɒfɪt/ noun [C, U]

Translation

money that you get from selling goods or services for more than they cost to produce or provide
kâr, kazanç
a profit of $4.5 million It's very hard for a new business to make a profit in its first year.51435
(Definition of profit noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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