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net profit

noun

  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.


net profit

noun

  1. gross profit minus all operating costs not included in the calculation of gross profit, esp wages, overheads, and depreciation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of net profit1

First recorded in 1660–70
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Example Sentences

Investors also will get a portion of net profits, and Pressman said the company will not take any money from a film’s net profits until investors are paid back with interest.

Some commentators pointed out that the average net profit margin for supermarkets is about 1%.

Toyota Motor slipped 0.4% after it reported Wednesday that it doubled its net profit in the fiscal year that ended in March.

Once champion racehorses finish racing, stud careers typically begin in the hope that their bloodlines will preserve legacy, and net profit.

Last year, though, its chief executive said the company was on track to see its first annual net profit in a decade.

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