promote

To perpetuate or elevate the status of a person, concept, ideal, organization or the like. Etymology stems from a Middle-English amalgamation of Latin 'pro-' (for) and Middle English 'motan' (allow, must). To offer support for allowance to continue is to promote. The opposite of condemn and dissent.

Roberto wasn't aware that his mass-murder killing spree promoted strong Republican values until Rush Limbaugh offered him a co-hosting role on his talk show.

by GothYena September 30, 2005

prototypes

A fucking ballin' ass band from France. You don't need to understand what they're saying to be able to dance to their music. They're some seriously bitchin' shit.

The band consists of:
Isabelle Le Doussal - vocals
Stephane Bodin - Drums
Francois Marche - Guitar and synths

Together, they are bad ass shit.
Give them a listen.

You've most likely heard Prototypes on the 2008 Mitsubishi advertisement.

by madsky April 25, 2008

profit

Profits, in short, resulting from the relationships of costs to prices, not only tell us which goods it is most economical to make, but which are the most economical ways to make them. These questions must be answered by a socialist system no less than by a capitalist one; they must be answered by any conceivable economic system; and for the overwhelming bulk of the commodities and services that are produced, the answers supplied by profit and loss under competitive free enterprise are incomparably superior to those that could be obtained by any other method.

Profits guide and channel the factors of production so as to apportion the relative output of thousands of different commodities in accordance with demand. No bureaucrat, no matter how brilliant, can solve this problem arbitrarily. Free prices and free profits will maximize production and relieve shortages ipso facto more quickly than any other system. Arbitrarily fixed prices and arbitrarily limited profits can only prolong shortages and reduce production and employment.

The function of profits, finally, is to put constant and unremitting pressure on the head of every competitive business to introduce further economies and efficiencies, no matter to what stage these may already have been brought.

"Contrary to a popular impression, profits are achieved not by raising prices, but by introducing economies and efficiencies that cut costs of production. It seldom happens (and unless there is a government-responsible monopoly it never happens over a long period) that every firm in an industry makes a profit. The price charged by all firms for the same commodity or service must be the same; those who try to charge a higher price do not find buyers. Therefore, the largest profits go to the firms that have achieved the lowest costs of production. These expand at the expense of the inefficient firms with higher costs. It is thus that the consumer and the public are served."

by The Savvy Economist February 19, 2010

promote

The act of trying to get people to come into a nightclub, either via advertisement or word of mouth. To assemble a concert or club event.

We passed out flyers on 6th street to promote the new trance club.

by DoktorJ December 28, 2005

sock profit

Sock profit is worked out from the following equation.

X = the number of similarly coloured socks strewn on the floor of your house before a friend comes to visit

Y = the number of socks that you are left with after they mix your generic black socks up with their own socks during packing or washing. The party who has the most illegitimate socks gains SOCK PROFIT.

Ben: Hey, there were 3 pairs of my black socks on the floor before you packed up, now there is 1!
Michael: ?!.....SOCK PROFIT!

by Wildcardnz February 6, 2009

Jim Profit

A shrewd, cunning, ruthless and manipulating individual. This is often used in the context of the corporate world but it can apply to any sphere of life. The name is derived from the TV show PROFIT, whose lead character is Jim Profit.

Man, our vice-president sure is a Jim Profit.

by Santosh George May 27, 2006

ProtoTerra

One of the biggest bands in the industrial/metal scene. Known for brutal musical originality, bizarre stage shows, and cryptic lyrics.
Consists of 3 members, created by lead vocalist Axis, backed up my Heretic and Tempest.

I got the new ProtoTerra album today, it far surpasses Skinny Puppy's latest work.

by skuppypuppy May 1, 2009