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"Profits" is a form of "profit", a noun which is often translated as "las ganancias". Learn more about "profit" below.
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (finance)
a. las ganancias (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The company's profits have been growing steadily this year.Las ganancias de la empresa han crecido de manera constante este año.
b. los beneficios (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Since our expenses have been met for the year, from here on everything that comes in is pure profit.Puesto que nuestros gastos del año se han cubierto, a partir de ahora todo lo que entre serán puros beneficios.
c. las utilidades (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We know that the first year we won't make any profits, but we do expect to from the second year on.Sabemos que el primer año no vamos a sacar utilidades, pero esperamos que a partir del segundo año sí.
2. (advantage)
a. el beneficio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He used his position to his own profit and let the community suffer.Usó su puesto para su propio beneficio y dejó que la comunidad sufriera.
b. el provecho (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His wife divorced him because he was only interested in his own profit.Su esposa se divorció de él porque solo le interesaba su propio provecho.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to benefit)
a. sacar provecho
He profited greatly from dance classes, even though he never danced professionally.Sacó mucho provecho de sus clases de baile, aunque nunca bailó profesionalmente.
