gross profit

American  

noun

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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Example Sentences

Companies on the screen had to have recent gross profit margins below their long-term averages, but have analysts calling for rising gross profit margins.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

As the company shifts focus toward its higher-margin Industrial and Commercial Electronics business, its gross profit margin should stay healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

XPeng reported improving gross profit margins, which is one reason for the better reaction.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

In an earnings call, CFO Asha Bakshani notes that hardware gross profit margins sunk to negative 70% over the last two quarters compared with its historical average loss of roughly 50%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In the ninety-six size, extra fancy Jonathans sold at three for ten cents, or $3.20 per box, showing a gross profit of about 200 per cent.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

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