Comp vs Profit - What's the difference?
comp | profit |
A competition.
(British) A school
A complimentary ticket or item
A .
A computer, especially a desktop computer
Compensation.
A , a composition
A comptroller.
A (comprehensive examination).
A compile.
A compilation.
A comprehensive layout, a graphic design showing final proposed layout of text and images.
(US) To accompany, in music
To compose (a visual design); to make a composite.
To provide (a complimentary item, such as a ticket) to (someone).
Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
* Rambler
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= (dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained.
* Bible, 1 Corinthians vii. 35
* Shakespeare
(legal) In property law, a nonpossessory interest in land whereby a party is entitled to enter the land of another for the purpose of taking the soil or the substance of the soil (coal, oil, minerals, and in some jurisdictions timber and game).
To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
* Bible, Hebrews iv. 2
* Dryden
To benefit, gain.
To take advantage of, exploit, use.
In transitive terms the difference between comp and profit
is that comp is to provide (a complimentary item, such as a ticket) to (someone) while profit is to benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).As nouns the difference between comp and profit
is that comp is a competition while profit is total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.As verbs the difference between comp and profit
is that comp is to accompany, in music while profit is to benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).comp
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(en noun)Verb
(en verb)See also
* puter * 'puter English short formsprofit
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(wikipedia profit)Noun
(en noun)- Let no man anticipate uncertain profits .
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- This I speak for your own profit .
- if you dare do yourself a profit and a right
Usage notes
Regarding the income sense, when the difference is negative the term loss is correct. Negative profit does appear in microeconomics. Profit by a government agency is called a surplus.Synonyms
* gainAntonyms
* lossVerb
(en verb)- The word preached did not profit them.
- It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently excellent pieces and beautiful designs.