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

As for the Cash App business, gross profit was up 31% to hit $1.97 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 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

In about 16 months, the fund earned a 65% gross profit on that property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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

This leaves 8.25 pesos net profit when the annual expense is deducted from the annual gross profit.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks

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