| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
| at a profit adv | (gaining financially) | con ganancia loc adv |
| Alan repairs second-hand cars and then sells them at a profit. |
| Alan repara autos de segunda mano y luego los vende con ganancia. |
| extraneous profit n | dated, often plural (business: surplus) | beneficio superfluo nm + adj |
| gross profit n | (total profit made) | beneficio bruto loc nom m |
| ganancia bruta loc nom f |
| utilidad bruta loc nom f |
| Last year the company made a gross profit before tax of $11 million. |
| El año pasado la empresa ganó un beneficio bruto de 11 millones de dólares. |
| loss of profit n | (income not received) | lucro cesante loc nom m |
| pérdida de beneficios loc nom f |
| mesne profits n | (law: take estate profits) (derecho procesal) | demanda para reclamar beneficios loc nom f |
| net profit n | (profit after tax, etc.) | ganancia neta nf + adj |
non-profit,
not-for-profit,
also UK: non-profit-making adj | (organization: not run for income) | sin ánimo de lucro loc adj |
| sin fines de lucro loc adj |
| sin fines lucrativos loc adj |
| He donates money to several non-profit-making charities. |
| Dona dinero a varias organizaciones de caridad sin ánimo de lucro. |
nonprofit (US),
non-profit (UK) adj | (business: not run for profit) | sin ánimo de lucro, sin fines de lucro loc adj |
| no lucrativo loc adj |
| The nonprofit organization removes plastic from beaches. |
nonprofit (US),
non-profit (UK) n | informal (law: organization) | organización sin ánimo de lucro, organización sin fines de lucro nf + loc adj |
| organización no lucrativa nf + loc adj |
| Although Samuel works for a nonprofit, he earns good money. |
| Aunque Samuel trabaja para una organización sin ánimo de lucro, tiene un buen sueldo. |
nonprofit organization (US),
non-profit organization,
non-profit organisation (UK) n | (law: no profit motive) | organización sin ánimo de lucro nf + loc adj |
| organización sin fines de lucro nf + loc adj |
| profit and loss | (economics) | ganancias y pérdidas loc nom fpl |
profit and loss account,
income account n | (econ: business record) | cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias loc nom f |
| Profit Before Tax n | (amount made prior to paying taxes) | beneficio bruto loc nom m |
| beneficios antes de impuestos loc nom mpl |
| ganancias antes de impuestos loc nom fpl |
profit center (US),
profit centre (UK) n | (part of business organization) | centro de ganancias nm + loc adj |
| profit margin n | (business: profit percentage) | margen de beneficios, margen de beneficio nm + loc adj |
| margen de ganancias, margen de ganancia nm + loc adj |
| Jane used to sell knitted garments online, but her profit margin was so low that it wasn't worth the effort. |
| profit motive n | (economy: business goal) | motivo por ganancia loc nom m |
| profit sharing n | (employees share profits) | reparto de utilidades nm + loc adj |
| participación en las ganancias nf + loc adj |
| The company offers its employees profit sharing in addition to a paid pension and paid insurance. |
| La compañía ofrece a sus empleados reparto de utilidades además de una jubilación y seguro médico. |
profit-driven,
profit driven adj | (motivated by moneymaking) | con fines de lucro loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen is omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| con fines lucrativos loc adj |
| con afán de lucro loc adj |
| para ganar dinero loc adj |
| profit-seeking adj | (with money as goal) | con fines de lucro loc adj |
| profit-sharing adj | (plan, scheme) | con reparto de beneficios loc adj |
| con reparto de ganancias loc adj |
| profit-taking n | (finance: selling high) | obtención de ganancias nf + loc adj |
| turn a profit v expr | (make money, generate income) | sacar provecho loc verb |
| Sacará provecho de su inversión en pipas. |
| lucrar⇒ vi |
