English > net income: 1 sense > noun 1, possession| Meaning | The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses). |
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| Synonyms | net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings |
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| Parts | share, portion, part, percentage | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
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| Narrower | accumulation | (finance) profits / profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation |
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| dividend | That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders |
| earning per share | The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock |
| fast buck, quick buck | Quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" |
| filthy lucre | shameful profit |
| gross profit, gross profit margin, margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
| killing, cleanup | A very large profit |
| markup | The amount added to the cost to determine the asking price |
| windfall profit | profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit / profit from it |
| Broader | income | The financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time |
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| Spanish | beneficio, beneficio neto, beneficios, ganancia, ganancias, lucro |
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| Catalan | beneficis, guanys, lucre |
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