[andrewflnr]

I've always understood how a dictionary entry can have multiple meanings. You're the one who started off citing "the" dictionary definition.

Whereas my point since the start has been that the dictionary definition is barely relevant to good-faith communication, which tries to understand what the other person means and engage with that. Even if they're using the number 1 definition, and you'd rather use number 2.

[MichaelZuo]

Your prior comment seems to indicate confusion about what you see on these dictionary websites.

"Also, I don't know what dictionary you're looking at. These all seem pretty money-focused to me. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/eng... https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/profi... https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit"

Whereas in fact their definitions of 'profit' are not written to a specific 'money-focused' meaning.

Dictionary definitions for commonly used word are almost never 'focused' on a specific meaning for the reasons previously described.