gross profit

American  

noun

gross profits plural

1. gross receipts less the cost of goods or production but before the deduction of such other costs as rent or salaries.

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gross profit British  

noun

1. accounting the difference between total revenue from sales and the total cost of purchases or materials, with an adjustment for stock

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Noun Inflected Forms

• gross profits
  plural

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gross profit

In May, AMD reported that data-center sales rose 57% in the first quarter and expected strong sales and adjusted gross profit in the second quarter.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

“Apple prioritizes protecting gross profit dollar growth—rather than gross margins—on iPhones to limit demand elasticity on its core hardware product while also supporting installed base expansion,” he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

But Nvidia’s gross profit margins are now in the mid-70% range compared with the high 40% range for Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

While Apple doesn’t report the gross profit margins on individual products, the TechInsights research suggests the margin on the $1,099 iPhone 17 Pro was a tidy 47%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

But the gross profit of the entire production of any one year is much greater than the simultaneous net income of all the individuals engaged in it.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm

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