profit
 noun
 beneficio
EN It would increase the care and tenderness of mothers toward their children, when they were sure of a settlement for life to the poor babes, provided in some sort by the public, to their annual profit instead of expense.
GL Aumentaría o coidado e a tenrura por parte das nais cara ós fillos, ó asegurárense estas que, pola vida dos pobres meniños, obterían, no lugar de gastos, un aumento salarial nos seus beneficios anuais proporcionado dalgún xeito polo Estado.
 Fonte: PRO (45)
proveito
EN And although these men would not profit beyond their salaries, there was excitement among the pearl buyers, for there was excitement in the hunt, and if it be a man's function to break down a price, then he must take joy and satisfaction in breaking it as far down as possible.
GL E aínda que estes homes non tirarían proveito máis alá dos seus salarios, había nerviosismo entre eles porque sempre hai excitación na caza. E se a función destes homes era baixa-lo prezo, entón, tanta máis alegría e satisfacción debían sacar canto mais conseguisen baixalos.
Fonte: PER (693)
ganancia
EN They thought it would be better if they had an agent who took all the pearls to the capital and sold them there and kept only his share of the profit.
GL Coidaban que sería mellor se tiñan un axente que levara tódalas perlas á capital e as vendese alí cobrando só a súa parte da ganancia.
Fonte: PER (738)
utilidade
EN When the media is driven by no higher cause than maximization of profit, it can seldom serve the public interest.
GL Cando os medios de comunicación obedecen só á esixencia de multiplica-las súas utilidades, é moi difícil que poidan pórse ó servicio do interese público.
Fonte: C06 (1275)
intransitive verb
aproveitarse de
EN The news report had noted that the oil and diamond trades financed the crisis, and that because of corruption within Angola, people in that country profited from the war.
GL A reportaxe revelara que o comercio do petróleo e dos diamantes financiaba a crise, e que coa corrupción en Angola había persoas que se aproveitaban da guerra.
Fonte: C25 (1214)
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