net profit

noun

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.

Origin of net profit

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby net profit

net income, net meter, net national product, net neutrality, net present value, net profit, net realizable value, net register ton, net ton, net tonnage, net worth

British Dictionary definitions for net profit

net profit

noun

gross profit minus all operating costs not included in the calculation of gross profit, esp wages, overheads, and depreciation