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

Stronger sales of higher-margin premium products and export products helped push gross profit margin 1.6 percentage points higher to 17.9%, while the average vehicle selling price increased to 112,000 yuan, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Block just reported third-quarter gross profit of $3.17 billion, above the $6.47 billion consensus analyst view.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

As for the Cash App business, gross profit was up 31% to hit $1.97 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Thursday, the EV maker reported a second-quarter gross profit of $170 million.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

I sold a few more guns than I otherwise would have done, but I did not make one dollar more of gross profit.

From A Man of Samples Something about the men he met "On the Road" by William H. Maher

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