net profit
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noun
the actual profit made on a business transaction, sale, etc., or during a specific period of business activity, after deducting all costs from gross receipts.
Origin:
1660–70
1660–70
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| net profit | |
| —n | |
| gross profit minus all operating costs not included in the calculation of gross profit, esp wages, overheads, and depreciation | |
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Net profit
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | net profit |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | actual revenue after expenses in a given period of time |
| Main Entry: | net profit |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See net revenue |
Example sentences
After figuring your business income and expenses, you are ready to figure the net profit or net loss from your business.
The corporation earns a net profit and pays corporate taxes on that profit.
Partnerships should file a return on the net profit of the business activity.
The steep price cut may boost the sales number and add to the gross profit but not necessarily its net profit margin.
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