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English dictionary: words starting with profi

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noun

A high degree of skill; expertise.

Usage examples:

He demonstrated his proficiency in chinese
noun

A high degree of skill; expertise.

Usage examples:

He demonstrated his proficiency in chinese
adjective

Competent or skilled in doing or using something.

Usage examples:

I was proficient at my job
noun

A person who is proficient.

Usage examples:

He became a proficient in latin and greek
adverb

In a way that shows skill and experience

Usage examples:

We aim to get all children reading proficiently., there are about 195,000 workers who don't speak e…
adjective

Profitable; beneficial, useful.

noun

An outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side.

Usage examples:

The man turned and she caught his profile
verb

Describe (a person or organization) in a short article.

Usage examples:

He was to profile a backbench mp
verb

Describe (a person or organization) in a short article.

Usage examples:

He was to profile a backbench mp
adjective

Shaped, especially by means of a tool guided by a template.

Usage examples:

Profiled and plain tiles
noun

A person who records and analyses someone's psychological and behavioural characteristics, so as to assess or predict their capabilities or to assist in identifying categories of people.

Usage examples:

Psychological profilers are being used to help officers build a picture of the attacker
noun

A person who records and analyses someone's psychological and behavioural characteristics, so as to assess or predict their capabilities or to assist in identifying categories of people.

Usage examples:

Psychological profilers are being used to help officers build a picture of the attacker
noun

An outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side.

Usage examples:

The man turned and she caught his profile
verb

Describe (a person or organization) in a short article.

Usage examples:

He was to profile a backbench mp
noun

The recording and analysis of a person's psychological and behavioural characteristics, so as to assess or predict their capabilities in a certain sphere or to assist in identifying categories of people.

Usage examples:

We put everyone through psychometric profiling
verb

Describe (a person or organization) in a short article.

Usage examples:

He was to profile a backbench mp
noun

Originally: an instrument which automatically records the contour line of the ground over which it travels; (later also) = profilometer .

noun

A financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.

Usage examples:

Record pre-tax profits
verb

Obtain a financial advantage or benefit.

Usage examples:

The only people to profit from the episode were the lawyers
phrasal verb

To earn money from something

Usage examples:

Many companies will profit from the fall in interest rates., i profited enormously from working wit…
adjective

Used to describe a company, product, etc. that makes a profit

Usage examples:

Profit-making business/company/venture she does not see why a profit-making business cannot also be…
noun

The degree to which a business or activity yields profit or financial gain.

Usage examples:

Profitability may not improve until well into next year
adjective

(of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain.

Usage examples:

A professionally run and profitable company
noun

The quality or condition of being beneficial or advantageous; usefulness, value.

adverb

In a way that yields profit or financial gain.

Usage examples:

The company expects to start trading profitably early this year
verb

Obtain a financial advantage or benefit.

Usage examples:

The only people to profit from the episode were the lawyers
noun

A financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.

Usage examples:

Record pre-tax profits
verb

Make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market.

Usage examples:

They claim he has illegally profiteered from his businesses in a number of ways
noun

A person who profiteers.

Usage examples:

A war profiteer
verb

Make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market.

Usage examples:

They claim he has illegally profiteered from his businesses in a number of ways
noun

A person who profiteers.

Usage examples:

A war profiteer
noun

The practice of making or seeking to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market.

Usage examples:

Seven food merchants were charged for profiteering
verb

Make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market.

Usage examples:

They claim he has illegally profiteered from his businesses in a number of ways
verb

Make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market.

Usage examples:

They claim he has illegally profiteered from his businesses in a number of ways
noun

A person who profiteers.

Usage examples:

A war profiteer

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