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

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net profit

In the second quarter, the group's net profit came in at 4.1 billion euros, beating forecasts of around 2.4 billion euros.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

UOB KH forecasts DBS’s 2Q net profit to be flat on year, and decline 4% on quarter to 2.82 billion Singapore dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Its EPS rose faster than the 27% increase in net profit due to stock buybacks, which were partly offset by employee stock awards.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven on Thursday said net profit climbed 24% to 60.60 billion yen, equivalent to $372.7 million, for the three months ended May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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