progress progression procession advance advancement forward motion onward motion | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
forward pass aerial | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
forward | a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team |
nonprofit organization nonprofit not-for-profit | an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities |
futures exchange futures market forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
profit gain | the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
flash-forward | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |
forward | the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey |
passer forward passer | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass |
profit taker | someone who sells stock shares at a profit |
net income net net profit lucre profit profits earnings | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other nonash expenses) |
paper profit | an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price |
windfall profit | profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it |
gross profit gross profit margin margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
margin of profit profit margin gross margin | the ratio gross profits divided by net sales |
profit sharing | a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business |
income statement earnings report operating statement profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
profit and loss profit and loss account | an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss |
carry-over carry-forward | the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves |
look forward | expect or hope for, I look to hear from you soon |
submit state put forward posit | put before, I submit to you that the accused is guilty |
nominate put up put forward | propose as a candidate for some honor |
call up bring forward | bring forward for consideration, The case was called up in court |
b raise conjure conjure up invoke evoke stir call down arouse bring up put forward call forth | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic, raise the specter of unemployment, he conjured wild birds in the air, call down the spirits from the mountain |
forward send on | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit, forward my mail |
advance bring forward | cause to move forward, Can you move the car seat forward? |
proceed go forward continue | move ahead, travel onward in time or space, We proceeded towards Washington, She continued in the direction of the hills, We are moving ahead in time now |
barge thrust ahead push forward | push one's way, she barged into the meeting room |
carry over carry forward | transfer from one time period to the next |
hunch hump hunch forward hunch over | round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward |
come to the fore step forward come forward step up step to the fore come out | make oneself visible, take action, Young people should step to the fore and help their peers |
profit turn a profit | make a profit, gain money or materially, The company has not profited from the merger |
profit gain benefit | derive a benefit from, She profited from his vast experience |
assert put forward | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized, Women should assert themselves more! |
forward | at or near or directed toward the front, the forward section of the aircraft, a forward plunge down the stairs, forward motion |
forward | of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle, in a forward gear |
forward | used of temperament or behavior, lacking restraint or modesty, a forward child badly in need of discipline |
nonprofit non-profit-making | not commercially motivated |
advanced forward-looking innovative modern | ahead of the times, the advanced teaching methods, had advanced views on the subject, a forward-looking corporation, is British industry innovative enough? |
advancing forward forward-moving | moving forward |
profit-maximizing profit-maximising | making the profit as great as possible, the profit-maximizing price |
ahead onward onwards forward forwards forrader | in a forward direction, go ahead, the train moved ahead slowly, the boat lurched ahead, moved onward into the forest, they went slowly forward in the mud |
forward forwards frontward frontwards forrad forrard ,u n | at or to or toward the front, he faced forward, step forward, she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine, (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) |
ahead forward | toward the future, forward in time, I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring, I look forward to seeing you |
back and forth backward and forward to and fro | moving from one place to another and back again, he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York, the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner, the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day |
forth forward onward | forward in time or order or degree, from that time forth, from the sixth century onward |
fore forward | near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane, the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments |