| Principales traductions |
| profit n | (earnings) | bénéfice nm |
| | He made a profit by selling the shirt for more than he bought it. |
| | Il a fait un bénéfice en revendant la chemise plus cher qu'il ne l'avait achetée. |
| profit⇒ vi | (earn) | gagner de l'argent loc v |
| | (familier) | se faire de l'argent v pron |
| | By investing wisely, we will profit. |
| | En faisant des placements judicieux, nous gagnerons de l'argent. |
| | En faisant des placements judicieux, nous nous ferons de l'argent. |
| profit from [sth] vi + prep | (make money from) | tirer profit de, tirer avantage de loc v + prép |
| | The company stands to profit from the merger. |
| | La société tire profit de la fusion. |
profit from doing [sth],
profit by doing [sth] v expr | (make money from) | tirer profit de, tirer avantage de loc v + prép |
| | The company profited from selling licenses of its operating system to makers of mobile devices. |
| | La société a tiré profit de la vente de licences de son système d'exploitation aux fabricants d'appareils mobiles. |
| profit from doing [sth] v expr | (exploit) | profiter de vtr ind |
| | | tirer profit de, tirer avantage de loc v + prép |
| | Unscrupulous funeral directors may profit from the bereaved by offering only the most expensive options. |
| | Des pompes funèbres peu scrupuleuses peuvent profiter des familles endeuillées en ne proposant que les options les plus chères. |
| profit by [sth] vi + prep | figurative (gain advantage, benefit) | tirer profit de, tirer avantage de loc v + prép |
| | | profiter de vtr ind |
| | My colleague tried to profit by my mistake. |
| | Ma collègue a essayé de tirer profit de (or: tirer avantage de) mon erreur. |
| | Ma collègue a essayé de profiter de mon erreur. |
| profit from [sth] vi + prep | figurative (gain advantage) | tirer profit de, tirer avantage de loc v + prép |
| | | profiter de vtr ind |
| | If you would be willing to advise us, we would profit greatly from your expertise. |
| | Si vous pouviez nous conseiller, nous pourrions tirer profit de (or: tirer avantage de) votre expertise. |
Verbes à particule
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profit by doing [sth],
profit by [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (gain advantage from) | gagner à faire [qch] loc v |
| | We can all profit by being patient. |
| | On a tout à gagner à être patient. |
profit by doing [sth],
profit by [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (make money from) | tirer un profit en faisant [qch], tirer un profit de [qch], fait un profit en faisant [qch] loc v |
| | Naylor profited by selling the securities at higher prices than he paid for them. |
| | Naylor a tiré un profit en vendant les titres plus cher qu'il ne les avait payées. |
Formes composées
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| at a profit adv | (gaining financially) | avec un profit, avec bénéfice loc adv |
| | Alan repairs second-hand cars and then sells them at a profit. |
| | Alan répare des voitures d'occasion qu'il revend avec un profit. |
| extraneous profit n | dated, often plural (business: surplus) | bénéfice externe nm |
| gross profit n | (total profit made) | bénéfice brut nm |
| | Last year the company made a gross profit before tax of $11 million. |
| | L'entreprise a réalisé un bénéfice brut de 11 millions d'euros l'année dernière. |
| loss of profit n | (income not received) | perte de bénéfice nf |
| mesne profits n | (law: take estate profits) | profits intérimaires nmpl |
| | | indemnités d'occupation nfpl |
| net profit n | (profit after tax, etc.) (Finance) | profit net adj |
non-profit,
not-for-profit,
also UK: non-profit-making adj | (organization: not run for income) | à but non lucratif loc adj |
| | He donates money to several non-profit-making charities. |
| | Il donne de l'argent à plusieurs associations à but non lucratif. |
nonprofit (US),
non-profit (UK) adj | (business: not run for profit) | à but non lucratif loc adj |
| | The nonprofit organization removes plastic from beaches. |
nonprofit (US),
non-profit (UK) n | informal (law: organization) | association à but non lucratif nf |
| | Although Samuel works for a nonprofit, he earns good money. |
| | Bien que Samuel travaille pour une association à but non lucratif, il gagne pas mal d'argent. |
nonprofit organization (US),
non-profit organization,
non-profit organisation (UK) n | (law: no profit motive) | organisation à but non lucratif nf |
| profit and loss | (economics) | profits et pertes nmpl |
| Profit Before Tax n | (amount made prior to paying taxes) (comptabilité) | bénéfice net avant impôt nm |
profit center (US),
profit centre (UK) n | (part of business organization) | centre de profit nm |
| profit margin n | (business: profit percentage) | marge bénéficiaire, marge nette nf |
| | Jane used to sell knitted garments online, but her profit margin was so low that it wasn't worth the effort. |
| profit motive n | (economy: business goal) | but lucratif nm |
| profit sharing n | (employees share profits) | intéressement nm |
| | | participation (aux bénéfices de l'entreprise) nf |
| | The company offers its employees profit sharing in addition to a paid pension and paid insurance. |
| | L'entreprise offre à ses employés de l'intéressement en plus de la retraite et de l'assurance. |
profit-driven,
profit driven adj | (motivated by moneymaking) | motivé par le profit adj |
| Note: The hyphen is omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | | à but lucratif adv |
| profit-seeking adj | (with money as goal) | à but lucratif loc adj |
| profit-sharing adj | (plan, scheme) (Finance) | d'intéressement loc adj |
| | (Finance) | de participation, de participation aux bénéfices loc adj |
| profit-taking n | (finance: selling high) | prise de bénéfices nf |
| turn a profit v expr | (make money, generate income) | rapporter⇒ vtr |
| | Je ne pense pas que l'auto-entreprise de raccommodage de Natacha va rapporter grand-chose. |
| | | engendrer des bénéfices, entraîner des bénéfices vi |