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

British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Monday said net profit rose in the second quarter, driven once again by strong growth in sales of its cancer drugs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The China-founded company reported a net loss of $99 million for the first three months of the year, compared with net profit of $395 million for the year-ago period.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Alphabet’s outsize profit gain has also helped put S&P 500 net profit margins on pace for new highs.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

TotalEnergies said in a statement that net profit amounted to $5.4 billion in the period from April to June, up from $2.7 billion in the same period a year earlier.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 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