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

If UniCredit ends up with full ownership of Commerzbank, its adjusted net profit could rise to 20.5 billion euros by 2030, from 10.1 billion euros last year, they estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

The company said in May that it was undertaking a review of its U.K. listing after its first-quarter net profit fell to $218 million from $283 million the year before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

BYD’s net profit roughly halved to the equivalent of $590 million, its lowest since mid-2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The trade association slashed its net profit forecast for global airlines to $23 billion, from a previous estimate of $41 billion.

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