The Collaborative International Dictionary
Profiting
Profit \Prof"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Profited; p. pr. & vb. n. Profiting.] [F. profiter. See Profit, n.] To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men.
The word preached did not profit them.
--Heb. iv. 2.
It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy
diligently excellent pieces and beautiful designs.
--Dryden.
Profiting
Profiting \Prof"it*ing\, n. Gain; advantage; profit.
That thy profiting may appear to all.
--1 Tim. iv.
15.
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profiting
n. The making of a profit. vb. (present participle of profit English)