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 Translation for 'profit' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a profit | profits
VERB   to profit | profited | profited
profiting | profits
SYNO earnings | gain | lucre | ...
hagnastto profit
gagnast e-mto profit sb.
Nouns
ábati {k}profit
ágóði {k}profit
hagnaður {k}profit
ávinningur {k}profit
tekjuafgangur {k}profit
afkoma {kv} [hagnaður]profit
fengur {k} [ávinningur]profit
vinningur {k} [ávinningur]profit
hagkerfi
arður {k}
profit
2 Words
í ábataskyni {adv}for profit
í ágóðaskyni {adv}for profit
í auðgunarskyni {adv}for profit
þjóðnýtur {adj}non-profit
þéna á e-uto profit from sth.
hafa e-ð upp úr e-uto profit from sth.
einokunargróði {k}monopoly profit
viðsk.
framlegð {kv}
profit margin
viðsk.
hagnaðarhlutfall {hv}
profit margin
afkomuhorfur {kv.ft}profit outlook {sg}
ágóðaskipting {kv}profit sharing
afkomuviðvörun {kv}profit warning
viðsk.
verslunargróði {k}
trading profit
4 Words
bókh.
rekstrarreikningur {k}
profit and loss account [Br.]
bókh.
rekstrarreikningur {k}
profit and loss statement <P&L>
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Usage Examples English
  • A for-profit corporation is an organization which aims to earn profit through its operations and is concerned with its own interests, unlike those of the public (non-profit corporation).
  • David Ricardo, interpreting Adam Smith's falling rate of profit theory to be that increased competition drives down the average rate of profit, argued that competition could only level out differences in profit rates on investments in production, but not lower the general profit rate (the grand-average profit rate) as a whole.
  • Social activities clubs can be for profit, non-profit, or a combination of the two (A for profit club with a non-profit charitable arm, for instance).
  • There are two types of hospitals in China – for-profit and non-profit.
  • Non-profit hospitals are the most common type, but for-profit and government hospitals also play substantial roles.

  • Profit maximization occurs at the point where marginal revenue (MR) equals marginal cost (MC).
  • The primary difference between profit and non-profit organizations is that "for-profit" organizations look to maximize wealth versus non-profit organizations, which look to provide a greater good to society.
  • Combining this profit-extractor with a consensus-estimator gives a truthful double-auction mechanism which guarantees a profit of at least 1/3.75 of the maximum profit.
  • Banks operating in the Maldives are required to pay 25% of taxable profit as Bank Profit Tax.
  • Profit or a portion of profit that can be legally distributed as a dividend to the shareholders is known as Divisible Profit.

  • A charitable for-profit entity however differs from this as the organization will aim for a profit whilst still providing similar services as a charity.
  • These parties are sponsored by various organizations, both non-profit and for-profit.
  • Even in for-profit organizations, social responsibility activities are classified as non-profit use.
  • General security conferences might be held by non-profit/not-for-profit/for-profit professional associations, individuals or informal group of individuals, or by security product vendor companies.
  • Willis & Stein Partners are known for purchasing for profit educational institutions and consolidating resources for additional profit margins.

  • On 9 November 2018, the airline posted a net profit of [...] , the third consecutive year that it reported a profit, and registering an operating profit for the previous five years.
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Contains translations by TU Chemnitz and Mr Honey's Business Dictionary (German-English only).
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