# profiting

Pronunciation: US say "PROF-i-ting" /ˈpɹɑfɪtɪŋ/; say "PROF-it-ing" UK /ˈpɹɒfɪtɪŋ/, AUS /ˈpɹɔfɪtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of profit. — present participle and gerund of profit
   - Simple: Present participle of profit. Use this form for something happening now or going on.
   - _Local businesses are profiting from the new highway nearby._
   - _She is profiting handsomely from her early investment._

## Noun

2. The act of earning a financial gain from a transaction or enterprise.
   - Simple: The act of earning money from a business or activity.
   - _The profiting of a few executives during the layoffs angered staff._
   - _Critics condemned the profiting that came from inflated medicine prices._
3. A benefit or advantage gained from some action or situation.
   - Simple: A benefit or gain you get from something.
   - _There is little profiting in arguing with someone who refuses to listen._
   - _She saw no profiting in delaying a decision everyone had already made._

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