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

Shopify expects second-quarter revenue to grow at a high-twenties percentage rate and gross profit dollars at a mid-twenties percentage rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Looking ahead to the second quarter, the company expects revenue to grow at a high-twenties percentage rate over last year, with gross profit dollars growing at a mid-twenties percentage rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Quarterly gross profit was $119 million, better than the $56 million analysts projected.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Most of that profit was thanks to Rivian’s software division, while its vehicle business took a $62 million gross profit loss, primarily as a result of weaker sales of regulatory credits and lower car production.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The gross profit on the block dwellings is 11⁄3% on the capital outlay, on the tenement houses 3%, on the cottages 22⁄3%.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

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