net income

American  

noun

• net incomes
  plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• net incomes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of net income

First recorded in 1760–70

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Example Sentences

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net income

In the second quarter, Mattel reported a net loss of $18 million, compared with net income of $53.4 million a year earlier, even as sales rose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

For the second quarter, the retailer’s revenue rose just 0.9% from a year earlier to $11.08 billion, while adjusted net income fell by two-thirds to $228.0 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Analysts expect the company to lose $2.08 a share this year, but to report positive net income of $1.06 a share in 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The Chinese-founded company's net income attributable to shareholders reached $2.3 billion in the first six months of 2026, up from $1.1 billion in the same period last year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

His company boosted net income by 14 percent in 2008, and he fully expects the growth to continue.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander