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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• gross profits
  plural

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Example Sentences

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

The company’s gross profit per used retail vehicle came in at $2,177, down $230 from last year’s record.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

“While this supports management’s view that it has ‘turned the corner’ on volumes, gross profit declined and margin compression underscores the tradeoff,” Albanese noted.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 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

The gross profit on this 2s. worth of rubbish was at least 900 per cent.

From Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Various Aspects of the Problem of Abortion in New Zealand by McMillan, D. G. (David Gervan)

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