lucro

profit

noun LOO-kroh Rare

Origin: from Latin lucrum, 'gain'

Also means

gain

Usage Note

Lucro appears most often in fixed phrases: afán de lucro (profit motive) and sin ánimo de lucro (non-profit, literally 'without aim of gain'). It is formal and not used in everyday speech for ordinary income — use ganancia or beneficio there. The related verb is lucrar or the reflexive lucrarse.

Examples

"La fundación trabaja sin ánimo de lucro."

Natural Translation

The foundation works on a non-profit basis.

Literal Translation

The foundation works without aim of gain.

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