The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GAINS , but the solution may also be TAKE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Wall Street Journal).
Profits crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GAINS | 29 % | 5 |
| NETS | 27 % | 4 |
| AVAILS | 21 % | 6 |
| TAKE | 5 % | 4 |
| NETGAINS | 5 % | 8 |
| GROSSES | 2 % | 7 |
| CASHESIN | 2 % | 8 |
| LUCRE | 2 % | 5 |
| NET | 2 % | 3 |
| REVENUE | 2 % | 7 |
| NETEARNINGS | 2 % | 11 |
| WINNINGS | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Profits
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- earnings
- lucre
- net
- net income
- net profit
- win
- winnings
- accrues
- advantages
- benefit
- benefits
- dividend
Crossword Answer definitions
GAINS noun- The act of gaining; acquisition.
- What is gained.
- The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
- To acquire possession of.
- To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
- To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
- To increase.
- To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
- To reach.
- To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
- To put on weight.
- (of a clock or watch) To run fast.
- A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GAINS
- Adds a spare tire
- Acquires
- Plusses
- Capital __
- Profits
- Backs' pickups
- Picks up yardage
- Bull's hopes
- Increases
- Brings in
More clues leading to the result NETS
- Jersey hoopsters
- Aerialist's precautions
- Court dividers?
- Hoop hangings
- Lepidopterists' gear
- NJ hoopsters
- New Jersey cagers
- Circus insurance
- Clears, as profit
- Court dividers
More clues leading to the result AVAILS
- Makes use of
- Is of use to
- Proves beneficial
- Puts into use
- Is of use
- Takes advantage (of)
- Makes use (of)
- Serves the purpose
- Benefits
- Profits
More clues leading to the result TAKE
- On the ____ (accepting bribes)
- Gate receipts
- Give's partner
- Ingest, as medicine
- "____this Job and Shove It"
- "___my wife. Please."
- Accept
- Accept uncomplainingly
- Pickings
- On the __ (accepting bribes)
More clues leading to the result NETGAINS
- Profits
- Post-expense profits
- Bottom-line positives
- Profits.
- Bookkeeping entries.
- Tennis scores, in a way
- Stockholders like to see them
- Overall profits
- Figures in black
More clues leading to the result GROSSES
- Earns
- Pretax figures
- Makes before deductions
- Pre-tax takes
- Movie-industry concern
- Variety.com stats
- Movie exec's concerns
- Profits.
- Some totals
- Takes in altogether before costs
More clues leading to the result CASHESIN
- Returns the chips
- Profits
- Collects one's winnings
- Gets paid for prior work
- Redeems at a casino
- Redeems, as poker chips
- Redeems, as a savings bond
More clues leading to the result LUCRE
- Filthy __ (illicit gain)
- "Filthy" money
- Legal tender
- Filthy ___
- Monetary gain
- "Filthy" riches
- "Filthy" dough
- Filthy stuff?
- Moola
- Pelf
More clues leading to the result NET
- Bottom line
- Clear
- Clear as profit
- Court sight
- Snapper trapper
- Surfing the ___
- Take home
- After taxes
- Circus need
- Circus security
More clues leading to the result REVENUE
- Gate figure
- Income
- Return from duties?
- It might be skimmed
- Top line?
- What comes in
- Government income
- Incoming cash
- Yield
- Duties, customs, etc.