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Kastagaar · 11-05-2003, 04:54 AM

From which we can see that the compound verb "to make (a) profit" is a subset of those meanings from the verb "to profit".

I can profit from setting up a business.
I can make a profit from setting up a business.

I can profit from having a medical checkup.
I cannot make a profit from having a medical checkup.

11-05-2003, 04:54 AM	#123
Kastagaar Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 117	From which we can see that the compound verb "to make (a) profit" is a subset of those meanings from the verb "to profit". I can profit from setting up a business. I can make a profit from setting up a business. I can profit from having a medical checkup. I cannot make a profit from having a medical checkup.