net profit

American  

noun

1. 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.

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net profit British  

noun

1. gross profit minus all operating costs not included in the calculation of gross profit, esp wages, overheads, and depreciation

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Etymology

Origin of net profit

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

It’s also roughly half the $45 billion net profit recorded last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A deal would bolster the combined group's net profit to over 16 billion euros by 2029, compared to 9.3 billion euros for Intesa last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The assets Intesa aims to keep accounted for roughly 80% of the combined net profit for Monte dei Paschi and Mediobanca last year, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The trade association slashed its net profit forecast for global airlines to $23 billion, from a previous estimate of $41 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Her net profit, therefore, would be as great as that of someone who read a great deal but remembered very little.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg