câtig

Câștig is a Romanian noun meaning profit, gain, or earnings that result from an activity, transaction, or investment. It can refer to monetary gains as well as other forms of benefit. The term is widely used in business, finance, commerce, and everyday language to describe positive outcomes such as sales revenue, investment returns, or successful effort.

It is derived from the verb a câștiga ('to win' or 'to earn'). The basic forms are un câștig (a gain) and câștiguri (gains). Related words include câștigător (winner) and câștigul (the gain, the profit). In accounting, expressions such as câștig brut (gross profit) and câștig net (net profit) are common.

While câștig is close in meaning to profit, the word carries a broader sense of return from effort or risk and is often preferred in non-technical contexts. In contrast, the term profit is also used in Romanian, particularly in formal or accounting language, with defined meanings in financial statements.

Romanian orthography prescribes câștig as the standard spelling. In texts without diacritics, the word is often written as castig (or câştig in older or ASCII texts).