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

These companies increased their quarterly sales per share by at least 40% while expanding their gross profit margins and their operating margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Thursday, the EV maker reported a second-quarter gross profit of $170 million.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Each tray sold for thirty cents; hence the box brought $3, representing a gross profit of about $1.75.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by A. W. Latham

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