What does profit mean?

Profit (Gain) For example: "Profit yakanaka (Good profit)"

Where does the slang word profit come from?

profit is a slang term from Zimbabwe. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Zimbabwe and across Africa.

profit

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Profit (Gain)

"Profit yakanaka (Good profit)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Profit 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Profit (Earnings)

"Count profit (Count earnings)"

Profit 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Benefis (Profit)

"Profit pe monte (Profit is increasing)"

🇿🇼 About Zimbabwe Slang

Zimbabwean slang draws from Shona, Ndebele, and English, shaped by urban Harare youth culture and Zimdancehall music.

KASINARY has 964 Zimbabwe slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "profit" Across Africa

This word is also used in 11 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Profit 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Profit (Earnings)

Profit 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Benefis (Profit)

Profit 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Profit (Profit)

Profit 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Ribih/faida (Gain)

Profit 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ትርፍ/ትርፍ (Profit)

Profit 🇰🇪 Kenya

Faida (Profit)

Profit 🇱🇷 Liberia

Gain/Earnings (Profit)

Profit 🇬🇲 Gambia

Pure profit (All profit)

Profit 🇺🇬 Uganda

Profit (Profit)

Profit 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Money gain (Money gain)

Profit 🇿🇲 Zambia

Gain

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