Profit is the increase in value expressed realized on the market in money, which according to the theories of Karl Marx a goal of the capitalistic production process is. Civil theories assume usually likewise enterprises operate maximization of profit, but with Marx this circumstances coin/shape the entire capitalistic society, during it from civil view only one feature beside others (use maximization of the consumers etc.) are.

Colloquially profit is used as synonym for profit, which not always is correct. Thus also different sizes enter such as subsidies, or the interest charges of reserves profit of a balance. Also enterprises try however to distinguish the purely economic profit from not controllable inputs or outputs in order to be able to estimate their own economic competitive ability.

Profit "“profit of the soul"” and was meant originally brought to the industrialization only in the years with material profit in purchase.

See also

• Profit rate

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