| proceeds |
the amount of money raised from a sale or other activity. |
| process |
When we talk about a process, we are talking about the small steps we take in order to do one big thing. For example, the process of making bread is all the things you do to make bread from the beginning to the end. The process starts with measuring the flour and ends with taking the bread out of the oven after it is baked. [3 definitions] |
| procession |
the act of moving forward in a formal, orderly way. [2 definitions] |
| proclaim |
to say or state for the public to know. |
| proclamation |
the act of announcing to the public, or something that is said for the public to hear. |
| procrastinate |
to put off doing something; delay. |
| prod |
to poke with, or as though with, a pointed rod or instrument. [3 definitions] |
| produce |
When a living thing produces something, they bring it into the world as a completely new thing. When a chicken produces eggs, it brings eggs into the world. When an apple tree produces apples, it grows them, and then people can see them on the tree or on the ground. [5 definitions] |
| producer |
A producer is a person or company that makes or grows something, usually for other people to buy. A company that makes cars, is a car producer. A farmer that grows vegetables, is a vegetable producer. [3 definitions] |
| product |
A product is something made by people or machines. [3 definitions] |
| production |
Production is the act or process of making or manufacturing something. [3 definitions] |
| productive |
When a farm is productive, it grows a lot of crops or raises a lot of animals. If a factory is productive, it makes a lot of things, often in a short amount of time. When something is productive, it produces a lot. [2 definitions] |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. [2 definitions] |
| profession |
A profession is a job or type of work that requires a lot of studying or training to do. [2 definitions] |
| professional |
If someone is a professional singer they earn money by singing. A professional athlete gets paid for playing a sport. It is their job. If someone is professional at something, it means they do it for a living. [4 definitions] |
| professor |
A professor is a teacher with a high rank at a college or university. |
| profile |
an outline or view of something from the side. [2 definitions] |
| profit |
If you sell something for more than you paid for it, you make a profit. If a store buys something for two dollars and sells it for five dollars, they make a profit of three dollars. When we talk about the profits of a business, we mean the money that the business makes. [3 definitions] |
| profitable |
When a business is profitable, it is doing well because it is taking in more money than it is spending. [2 definitions] |
| profound |
coming from or going to a great depth. [2 definitions] |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. [2 definitions] |