O lucro
Example: O lucro da empresa cresceu significativamente este trimestre.
Definition
"Lucro" refers to the financial gain or profit that a company or individual makes after subtracting all expenses and costs. It represents the positive difference between revenue and total expenditures, indicating successful business performance or investment returns.
Etymology
The word "lucro" comes from the Latin term "lucrum," meaning gain or profit. It entered Portuguese through Old Portuguese and has been used to describe financial benefit or advantage. Did you know that "lucrum" is also the root of similar words in other Romance languages, like Spanish "lucro" and Italian "lucro"?
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