ETYM Old Eng. avantage, avauntage, French avantage, from avant before. Related to Advance, Vantage.
The quality of having a superior or more favorable position; SYN. vantage.
Benefit resulting from some event or action

1. A useful or valuable quality; SYN. plus.
2. Anything of material value or usefulness.

ETYM Old Eng. benefet, benfeet, bienfet, French bienfait, from Latin benefactum; bene well (adv. of bonus good) + factum, p. p. of facere to do. Related to Bounty, and Fact.
1. A performance to raise money for a charitable cause.
2. Financial assistance in time of need.
3. Something that aids or promotes well-being; SYN. welfare. + prikaži više

The amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating.
The amount of amplification used in an electrical circuit. Gain is usually measured in decibels, but it can also be expressed as the ratio of output power to input power.
In electronics, the ratio of the amplitude of the output signal produced by an amplifier to that of the input signal. In a voltage amplifier the voltage gain is the ratio of the output voltage to the input voltage; in an inverting operational amplifier (op-amp) it is equal to the ratio of the resistance of the feedback resistor to that of the input resistor.
The increase in the amplitude of a signal, as of voltage, current, or power, that is produced by a circuit. Gain can be expressed as a factor or in decibels. See also decibel. + prikaži više

(Homonym: pries).
Something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition; SYN. award.

ETYM French, from Latin profectus advance, progress, profit, from profectum. Related to Proficient.
(Homonym: prophet).
The advantageous quality of being beneficial; SYN. gain.
Amount by which total revenue exceeds total cost. It is the reward for risk-taking for stockholders in a business organization. Gross profit is the difference between sales revenue and the direct cost of production. Net profit is total revenue minus total direct and indirect cost (for example, overheads, the cost of running the business).
Normal profit is the profit needed to keep a firm from switching its resources into the production of other goods and services. Abnormal profit is profit earned over and above normal profit. Pre-tax profit is profit before corporation tax and any other taxes on profit have been paid; post-tax profit is profit after tax. Retained profit is profit not distributed to stockholders but kept back to invest in the business. + prikaži više

An amount of a product; SYN. fruit.
The energy released by a nuclear explosion.
In finance, the annual percentage return from an investment; on ordinary shares it is the dividend expressed as a percentage.