profit
profit
In French, the word 'profit' is also used to express the concept of profit or gain. It is a noun and is pronounced similarly to its English counterpart. It can be used in various contexts, such as in business or personal finance, to refer to the positive difference between the amount earned and the amount spent.
Example sentences using: profit
Il a réalisé un profit considérable à partir de l'investissement.
He made a considerable profit from the investment.
This sentence is talking about a person, referenced as 'He', who has made a significant amount of money, thus the 'considerable profit', from an investment. 'Investissement' is the French translation of 'investment'.
La formation a apporté un profit à l'équipe.
The training brought a profit to the team.
In this sentence, the statement is pointing out the gain or advantage, referred to as 'profit', that a team got from training, which in French is 'formation'. In this context, 'profit' does not allude to financial gain but rather benefits in skills or performance.
Le profit que nous avons reçu était plus petit que prévu.
The profit we received was smaller than expected.
This sentence means that the 'profit', likely in a financial context, that 'we' (the speaker and others included) received was less than what they had anticipated. 'Plus petit que prévu' is the French phrase for 'smaller than expected'.