profit sharing


noun
  1. the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.

Origin of profit sharing

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Other words from profit sharing

  • prof·it·shar·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for profit-sharing

profit-sharing

noun
  1. a system in which a portion of the net profit of a business is distributed to its employees, usually in proportion to their wages or their length of service

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Cultural definitions for profit sharing

profit sharing

Distributing the profits, or part of the profits, of a business to its employees.

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