net profit

net prof·it

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [net prof-it]
- /nɛt ˈprɒf ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [net prof-it]
- /nɛt ˈprɒf ɪt/

Definitions of net profit words

noun net profit 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. 1
noun net profit profit after tax, etc. 1
noun net profit gross profit minus all operating costs not included in the calculation of gross profit, esp wages, overheads, and depreciation 0
noun net profit A company's net profit is its profit after subtracting all costs. 0

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Origin of net profit

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Net profit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Net profit

net profit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

net profit usage trend in Literature

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