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

Hit also by US tariffs, the carmaker posted a loss of £244 million for its fiscal year ending in March, compared with a net profit of £1.8 billion in 2024-25.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

The analyst reduces his module shipment estimates for both producers and cuts his 2028-2030 net profit projections by 12%-13% for LONGi and by 18%-33% for JA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

They could also look to strengthen other positions having been left delighted at making a net profit in the transfer market while adding quality.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Huawei Technologies reported a 37% drop in first-half net profit to 23.43 billion yuan, despite a 9.6% rise in revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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