net income

American  

noun

1. the excess of revenues and gains of a business over expenses and losses during a given period of time.

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Etymology

Origin of net income

First recorded in 1760–70

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• gross income vs. net income

Example Sentences

Liberty’s net income in the fourth quarter fell 73% year over year, and the company expects its revenue and adjusted earnings to drop in the first quarter from fourth quarter levels.

From Barron's

Both sales and net income came in ahead of analyst expectations and the company’s own estimates for the quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

As before, the businesses provide their total pretax net income for U.S. and foreign operations, as well as their tax expense or benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Morgan Asset Management examined how much net income workers ages 25 to 64 and retirees 65 and older need in order to weather spending and income shocks.

From MarketWatch

Capital One’s quarterly net income roughly doubled from a year earlier to $2.1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal