net profit

American  

noun

• net profits
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• net profits
  plural

Etymology

Origin of net profit

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

net profit

Hall said he had "not made any net profit" from running the draws.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The bank, however, cuts its target price to HK$2.50 from HK$2.90 while lowering its 2026 revenue forecast by 13% and adjusted net profit forecast by 4% after 1H results came in below expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

They could also look to strengthen other positions having been left delighted at making a net profit in the transfer market while adding quality.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Shein reported a full-year net profit of $2.06 billion last year but recently swung to a $99 million quarterly loss as the United States scrapped an import duty exemption on small packages.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 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