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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• gross profits
  plural

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gross profit

Sankar noted that the current $35 billion authorization is less than the gross profit of about $47 billion that Micron posted in its most recent quarter alone.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Automotive gross profit, what car sales earn before research, overhead and new investment, therefore cannot be treated as a budget for AI.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

KB Home KBH 1.53%increase; up pointing triangle lowered its outlook for housing gross profit margin, as the company is seeing conditions in the housing industry continue to worsen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The company’s revenue slid 2% to $25.9 billion, while gross profit per retailed vehicle fell 2.5%, to $2,253, in the fiscal year ended Feb. 28.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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 D. G. (David Gervan) McMillan

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