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κέρδος
profit /ˈcerðos/
nounB2#2065 most common
Also: gain, benefit, advantage
Example sentences
Το κέρδος είναι μεγάλο.
The profit is big.
Η εταιρεία είχε μεγάλο κέρδος φέτος.
The company had a big profit this year.
Πούλησε το σπίτι του με κέρδος.
He sold his house at a profit.
Τα κέρδη της τράπεζας αυξήθηκαν το τελευταίο τρίμηνο.
The bank's profits rose last quarter.
Το πραγματικό κέρδος από αυτή την εμπειρία δεν ήταν χρηματικό, αλλά η γνώση που αποκόμισε.
The real gain from this experience was not monetary, but the knowledge he took from it.
Οι μέτοχοι διαφώνησαν σχετικά με τον τρόπο διανομής των κερδών στο τέλος του οικονομικού έτους.
The shareholders disagreed over how to distribute the profits at the end of the fiscal year.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | κέρδος | κέρδη |
| Genitive | κέρδους | κερδών |
| Accusative | κέρδος | κέρδη |
| Vocative | κέρδος | κέρδη |
Word family
κερδίζωto win, to earn, to gain
κερδοσκόποςspeculator, profiteer
κερδοσκοπίαspeculation (financial)
κερδοφόροςprofitableεπικερδήςlucrative, profitable
Etymology
Κέρδος is inherited from Ancient Greek κέρδος, meaning gain, profit, or advantage. It shares a root with the verb κερδαίνω, to gain or earn. Its deeper origin outside Greek is not settled; some scholars treat it as possibly Pre-Greek, so no secure Indo-European root or foreign cognates should be assumed.
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