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Lay :: Lay (v. t.) A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay..

Clearance :: Clearance (n.) Clear or net profit.

Gain :: Gain (v. t.) That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss..

Beneficially :: Beneficially (adv.) In a beneficial or advantageous manner; profitably; helpfully.

Gainless :: Gainless (a.) Not producing gain; unprofitable.

Sequestrator :: Sequestrator (n.) One who sequesters property, or takes the possession of it for a time, to satisfy a demand out of its rents or profits..

Usufructuary :: Usufructuary (n.) A person who has the use of property and reaps the profits of it.

Vantage :: Vantage (n.) superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.

Badgering :: Badgering (n.) The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in one place and selling them in another for a profit.

Advantage :: Advantage (v. t.) To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit.

Interest :: Interest (n.) Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit..

Gain :: Gain (v. i.) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily..

Weed :: Weed (n.) Fig.: Something unprofitable or troublesome; anything useless.

Speculate :: Speculate (v. i.) To purchase with the expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in sugar, or in bank stock..

Issue :: Issue (n.) Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits..

Advantageous :: Advantageous (a.) Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation..

Beneficialness :: Beneficialness (n.) The quality of being beneficial; profitableness.

Clear :: Clear (superl.) Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit..

Dividend :: Dividend (n.) A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage; -- applied to the profits as appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as apportioned among creditors; as, the dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate..

Disadvantage :: Disadvantage (n.) Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good..

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