单词 | profiteering |
释义 | profit /profˈit/noun
To benefit or be of advantage to intransitive verb
ORIGIN: Fr, from L prōfectus progress, from prōficere, prōfectum to make progress profitabilˈity noun profˈitable adjective
profˈitableness noun profˈitably adverb profiteerˈ noun (derogatory) A person who takes advantage of an emergency to make exorbitant profits intransitive verbTo act as a profiteer profiteerˈing noun profˈiter noun profˈiting noun profˈitless adjective Without profit profˈitlessly adverb profit and loss account noun A financial statement recording revenue and expenses, balanced, usu annually, to show profits or losses profit centre noun A department or process in a business for which separate costs and revenue (and therefore profit) can be worked out profit margin noun The amount of profit a business has after deducting expenditure profˈit-orientated adjective Whose chief aim is profit profˈit-sharing noun A voluntary agreement under which an employee receives a share, fixed beforehand, of the profits of a business profˈit-taker noun profˈit-taking noun The selling-off of shares, commodities, etc, in order to profit from a rise in the purchase price with profits Denoting an insurance policy which attracts a bonus based on the company's profits during the year |
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