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

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Etymology

Origin of net profit

First recorded in 1660–70

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Example Sentences

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net profit

It reported a 71-percent surge in net profit in the first half of 2026, as more travellers chose to transit through Hong Kong due to the Middle East situation in the second quarter.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Honda’s net profit for the six months ended September jumped 66% to 516.76 billion yen, missing analyst estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The Japanese company recorded net profit of ¥2.502 trillion in the year-earlier period, boosted by billions of dollars of gains from its OpenAI investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Qantas reported a 20% drop in annual net profit for the year through June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 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

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