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mettre à profit

French, verb/mɛ.tʁ‿a pʁɔ.fi/

mettre à profit is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E-À-P-R-O-F-I-T (13 letters). Mettre à profit is a French verb meaning “to put to use, to take advantage of, to make the most out of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Employer quelque chose utilement”.

What does mettre à profit mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to put to use, to take advantage of, to make the most out of

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Employer quelque chose utilement.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce mettre à profit?

  • /mɛ.tʁ‿a pʁɔ.fi/
  • \mɛt.ʁ‿a pʁɔ.fi\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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