Profit has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | An impostor is a cheat who wants to impose on others for his profit; and where, I beg you, is my profit in this affair? | |
| 2. | Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit. | |
| 3. | Stock investments do not always yield profit. | |
| 4. | We shared the profit among us all. | |
| 5. | The rise in house prices enabled him to sell his house at a big profit. | |
| 6. | Ichiro puts friendship above profit. | |
| 7. | At best we can only hope for a small profit. | |
| 8. | Robert got a small proportion of the profit. | |
| 9. | Make a handsome profit of one thousand dollars. | |
| 10. | The company's profit amounted to $250 million before tax. |