net profit

American  

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of net profit

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

The German airline’s 2025 pretax profit was broadly in line with expectations despite slightly weaker operating profit due to higher costs, but a higher tax rate reduced net profit more than expected, Zhong says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The assets Intesa aims to keep accounted for roughly 80% of the combined net profit for Monte dei Paschi and Mediobanca last year, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It’s also roughly half the $45 billion net profit recorded last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A deal would bolster the combined group's net profit to over 16 billion euros by 2029, compared to 9.3 billion euros for Intesa last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 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