net profit
noun
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.
net profits
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pluralof net profit.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Australian airline Qantas said Thursday it expects fuel costs to stay high, after the Middle East war pushed up prices and led to a slump in annual net profits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The commerce group, which also owns Chinese shopping platform Pinduoduo, said net profits declined 12% from the same period of the previous year to RMB27.2 billion, but was above forecasts of RMB27.4 billion, per LSEG.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
"He has decided he would like to give me 10 million pounds, but for that he wants 50% of my net profits for life."
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Auto-parts makers’ 4Q net profits could fall 2%-11% on revenue declining 10% amid weaker overseas demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
In the great struggle for wealth that has been going on between the two rival systems of free and slave labor, the balance above exhibits the net profits of the former.
From The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It by Hinton Rowan Helper
