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profiting

profiting noun: the making of a profit. Also the present participle and gerund of profit.

Noun

profiting (plural profitings)

  1. The making of a profit.
  2. Gain; advantage.

Also used as

profiting is also the present participle and gerund of profit.

Forms of profiting

pluralprofitings

Questions about profiting

What does profiting mean?
Profiting means the making of a profit.
What part of speech is profiting?
Profiting is a noun.
What is the plural of profiting?
The plural of profiting is profitings.

Words near profiting in the dictionary

  1. profiterole
  2. profiteroles
  3. profiters
  4. profitest
  5. profiteth
  6. profiting
  7. profitings
  8. profitless
  9. profitlessly
  10. profitlessness
  11. profitmaking

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