profit from (something)

1. Literally, to make money from something. I promise, you'll profit from this business venture. There are stacks of cash in your future.

2. To learn or gain something from some experience. Well, as long as you profit from this error, then it's not so bad, right?

See also: profit

See also:

profit by
profit by (something)
literally
balance the books
drift with
drift with (something)
bring (something) down on (oneself)
bring down on
be scratching (one's) head
be scratching your head

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