noun
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
• Hypernyms: ↑income
• Hyponyms:
↑earning per share, ↑windfall profit, ↑killing, ↑cleanup, ↑fast buck, ↑quick buck, ↑filthy lucre, ↑gross profit, ↑gross profit margin, ↑margin, ↑markup, ↑accumulation, ↑dividend
• Part Meronyms: ↑share, ↑portion, ↑part, ↑percentage
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noun : the balance of gross income remaining after deducting related costs and expenses usually for a given period and losses allocable to the period
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the excess of revenues and gains of a business over expenses and losses during a given period of time.
[1760-70]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.