gross profit
noun
gross receipts less the cost of goods or production but before the deduction of such other costs as rent or salaries.
gross profits
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pluralof gross profit.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thanks to its pricing power, Apple captures the overwhelming majority of the industry’s gross profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Thursday evening, Rivian reported External link an adjusted operating loss, which is gross profits less adjusted operating expenses, of $621 million from sales of $1.4 billion.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
On Thursday, Rivian reported gross profits for 2025 of $144 million, compared with a net loss in 2024 of $1.2 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Leaving the airlines in the same order, here are estimated gross profits per ASK for 2026 and 2027, along with forward P/E ratios, 2025 earnings per share and consensus EPS estimates for 2026 and 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
The difference between the wholesale price, at which they would buy, and the retail market price, at which they would sell, would be the gross profits.
From An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England by Edward Potts Cheyney
