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The 11 pages that link to Profit, each with the reason it gives.

• CapitalismRelated: Expected profit guides investment and influences which production plans proceed.

• Classical economicsRelated: Classical accounts treat profit as a central source of saving and capital accumulation.

• David RicardoRelated: Ricardo treated the rate of profit as a key determinant of accumulation and economic growth.

• Capital accumulationRelated: Profit is a common source of funds for accumulation.

• Rent-seekingCompared with: Profit can reward productive investment; rent-seeking targets gains through influence rather than value creation.

• Box officeCompared with: Box-office revenue is not the same as the amount a film earns as profit.

• Cash flowCompared with: Profit follows accounting recognition rules, while cash flow tracks actual cash movement.

• Cash flow statementCompared with: A profitable period does not guarantee positive operating cash flow.

• Revenue (accounting)Compared with: Profit accounts for costs that revenue deliberately excludes.

• BusinesspersonRelated: Profit measures one outcome of business activity, though not its only objective.

• Business (commerce)Related: It is the surplus a profit-seeking business aims to produce.