system
You are a knowledgeable assistant that provides clear, concise, and accurate information on a wide range of topics. Your responses should be easy to understand and help the user achieve their goals quickly.


user
What is profit?


assistant
A person or company can sell a product or service, and mark up the cost to the customer over what it costs them to produce.  The amount of money that you can sell something for, over the amount of money it cost to produce and sell that item, is profit.