The small bookstore managed to profit from its niche selection of rare historical maps and travel narratives.
这家小书店通过其稀有的历史地图和旅行叙事的专业选品成功获利。
Which choice best defines “profit”?
B — Gain, earn. “profit” means gain, earn.
Which word means “gain, earn”?
A — profit. “profit” means gain, earn.
profit — gain, earn. In Chinese: 利润，收益/获利.
profit is pronounced /ˈprɑːfɪt/.
The small bookstore managed to profit from its niche selection of rare historical maps and travel narratives. (这家小书店通过其稀有的历史地图和旅行叙事的专业选品成功获利。)
gain, earnings, return — all close in meaning to profit (gain, earn).
loss, deficit — each the opposite of profit (gain, earn).
Yes. profit is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pro(forward)+fit(do)