net income
Americannoun
-
net incomes
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of net income
First recorded in 1760–70
Compare meaning
How does net-income compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Chief financial officer David Huang said Foxconn's "third-quarter revenue, operating income, net income, and earnings per share all reached record quarterly highs".
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
The deal came as NRG Energy posted third-quarter net income available to common shareholders of $544 million, or $2.59 a share, compared with $135 million, or 69 cents a share, a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
The conglomerate posted a 28% decline in quarterly net income after investment gains slumped and its insurance operations reported lower profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
The industrial automation and digital software company on Thursday said net income jumped to $346 million, or $3.11 a share, from $138 million, or $1.23 a share, in the same quarter a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
His company boosted net income by 14 percent in 2008, and he fully expects the growth to continue.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
