net profit

American  

noun

• net profits
  plural

1. the actual profit made on a business transaction, sale, etc., or during a specific period of business activity, after deducting all costs from gross receipts.

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net profit British  

noun

1. gross profit minus all operating costs not included in the calculation of gross profit, esp wages, overheads, and depreciation

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• net profits
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of net profit

First recorded in 1660–70

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Example Sentences

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net profit

The firm's $4.4 billion net profit for July-September was more than double what was expected and compared with a loss of $1.1 billion a year earlier.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The brokerage lifts its 2026-2027 net profit forecasts for the Thai bank by 4%-6%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Deutsche Bank assumes the deal closes in 2027 and raises its FY 2027 core net profit estimate by 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Quarterly net profit fell to $1.18 billion from $1.21 billion in the year-earlier period, ABB said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Her net profit, therefore, would be as great as that of someone who read a great deal but remembered very little.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

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