Collocations for profit - noun

big, fat, good, greater, handsome, healthy, high, huge, large, record, substantial, tidy | low, modest, small
They closed down after years of low profits.

excess | lost, unrealized
Damaged goods mean lost profit.

realized | quick
He''s only interested in making a quick profit.

gross, pre-tax | after/post-tax, clear, net | taxable | interim, short-term | annual
an annual profit of £50,000

first-quarter, full-year, half-year, second-quarter, etc. | corporate, group | operating, trading

bring (in), earn, generate, make, realize, reap, yield
The CD generated record profits.

boost, increase | maximize | show
The company started to show a profit in its first year.

grow, increase, rise | fall, plummet, plunge | accrue, arise
profits accruing to the taxpayer from the sale of property

margin, rate

against ~s
The firm made losses of 500,000 against profits of 750,000.

at a ~
We should be able to sell the piano at a profit.

for ~
The goods were sold for profit.

~ on
Did you make a profit on your house when you sold it?

a decline/fall in profits, an increase/a rise in profits, profit after/before tax
Profit before tax increased by 40% on last year.