► 動詞
儲かる [(3)もうかる] meaning: profit rank: 1
☆ 儲かる話は簡単には見つからない ⇨ A money-making deal is not easy to find
☆ 医者はやたらと儲かる ⇨ Doctors make a ton of money
儲ける [(3)もうける] meaning: profit rank: 1
☆ 彼は株で儲けた ⇨ He’s made money with stocks
肥やす [(2)こやす] [私腹を肥やす] meaning: profit rank: 4
☆ 彼は公金を使って私腹を肥やしていた ⇨ He was lining his own pocket using public money (☛ Literally means “fatten own stomach”)
► 成句
漁夫 [(1)ぎょふ] [漁夫の利] meaning: profit rank: 4
☆ ハイエナが漁夫の利を得ようと狙っている (ぎょふのり) ⇨ Hyenas are looking for a fisherman’s profit, windfall (☛ Literally “fisherman’s profit”. A bystander profits while two fight over something)
► 名詞
得 [(2)とく] [得する] meaning: profit rank: 1
☆ 得した気分！ ⇨ I feel like I got lucky!
☆ 特売に遅れて行ってかえって得をした ⇨ I went to a sale late and actually got a better deal
儲け [(3)もうけ] meaning: profit rank: 1
☆ この手の商売は儲けが少ない ⇨ This kind of business doesn’t generate much profit
利益 [(1)りえき] meaning: profit rank: 1
☆ 会社は利益を上げていない ⇨ The company is not making any profit
☆ 純利益 ⇨ Net profit
黒字 [くろじ] meaning: profit rank: 2
☆ 会社はやっと黒字になった ⇨ The company has finally become profitable
☆ 会社は大幅な黒字を記録した ⇨ The company recorded a large profit
収穫 [しゅうかく] meaning: profit rank: 2
☆ 今回の実験には大きな収穫があった ⇨ We had a big harvest, learned a lot, from this experiment
採算 [さいさん] [採算が取れる] meaning: profit rank: 3
☆ 事業は採算が取れていない ⇨ The business is not being profitable
損得 [(1)そんとく] meaning: profit rank: 3
☆ 人助けは損得の問題ではない ⇨ Helping others is not a matter of profit and loss (☛ Literally means “loss and profit”)
損得勘定 [(5)そんとくかんじょう] meaning: profit rank: 3
☆ 彼は何でも損得勘定でしか考えない ⇨ He thinks everything in terms of profit and loss. He won’t do anything unless there is benefit for him (☛ Literally means “loss and profit accounting”)
打算 [ださん] meaning: profit rank: 3
☆ 彼は社長の娘と打算で結婚した ⇨ He married the owner’s daughter for his career and money (☛ Calculating in terms of judging things from a profit-loss perspective)
上がり [あがり] [coll] meaning: profit rank: 4
☆ この手の仕事は上がりが少ない ⇨ This kind of work won’t make much money
営利 [(1)えいり] meaning: profit rank: 4
☆ 営利団体 ⇨ A for-profit organization
丸儲け [まるもうけ] [coll] meaning: profit rank: 4
☆ 世の中は金持ちが丸儲けするように出来ている ⇨ This world is made so that rich people take all the profit
儲け話 [(4)もうけばなし] meaning: profit rank: 4
☆ 世の中に簡単な儲け話など無い ⇨ There is no such thing as an easy money-making deal in this world
利潤 [(1)りじゅん] [liter] meaning: profit rank: 4
☆ 私企業は全て利潤を追求している ⇨ All private businesses pursue profits