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

That isn’t to say Microsoft isn’t raking in cash: the company’s most recent earnings report tallies nearly $32 billion in net income in the last fiscal year.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

So the consensus forecasts become a hodgepodge of estimates, with some tracking net income and some using earnings before bad stuff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Adjusted net income, which excludes nonrecurring items, fell 25.8% to $1.03 billion, while adjusted earnings per share declined to $1.56 from $2.12 but beat the FactSet EPS consensus of $1.49.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

He declined to disclose the company’s net income but said the business was profitable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 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