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

For the fiscal second-quarter ended Aug. 30, Aritzia posted net income of C$201.7 million, or C$1.70 a share, up from C$66.3 million, or C$0.56 a share, in the comparable quarter a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

Carnival reported third-quarter net income of $1.92 billion, up from $1.85 billion a year earlier, driven by continued strong demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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