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Profit
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profit
English
Etymology
Variant of en Proffitt.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Profit is the 17182nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1648 individuals. Profit is most common among Black/African American (66.38%) and White (29.13%) individuals.
Further reading
German
Etymology
16th-century borrowing from de nds-de profit, borrowed in turn around 1400 from Lower Rhine de dum profijt, from de fro profit, fro porfit advantage, profit, benefit, from de la prōfectus progress, growth, knowledge, from la prōficiō to advance.
Pronunciation
de De-Profit.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /pʁoˈfiːt/ /pʁoˈfɪt/
Noun
m,(e)s chen
profit
Declension
m,(e)s
Descendants
hu profit 1
ru профит 1
sh pròfīt//про̀фӣт 1
sl profit 1
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