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

The following screen highlights companies that have grown sales at a high clip while managing to improve their gross profit margins and operating margins, which are underlying measure of profitability.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Block also raised its full-year expectations, as management now calls for $12.51 billion in gross profit and $4.02 in adjusted earnings per share.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Apple is crying foul, arguing that Micron’s gross profit margins, now surpassing 80%, are evidence of price gouging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Analysts had forecast $209.9 million in net profit and $1.22 billion in gross profit, according to Visible Alpha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Therein unlawful combinations and unnatural restrictions are essential if those engaged would show a gross profit of even fifteen per cent. on their gross output.

From Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated by Thomas William Lawson

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