The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses).
synonyms: earnings, lucre, net, net income, profit, profits.
Roget 775:
acquisition;
gaining
etc.
v.;
obtainment;
procuration†,
procurement;
purchase,
descent,
inheritance;
gift
etc.
784.
recovery,
retrieval,
revendication†,
replevin [Law],
restitution
etc.
790;
redemption,
salvage,
trover [Law].
find,
trouvaille†,
foundling.
gain,
thrift;
money-making,
money grubbing;
lucre,
filthy lucre,
pelf;
loaves and fishes,
the main chance;
emolument
etc.
(remuneration)
973.
profit,
earnings,
winnings,
innings,
pickings,
net profit;
avails;
income
etc.
(receipt)
810;
proceeds,
produce,
product;
outcome,
output;
return,
fruit,
crop,
harvest;
second crop,
aftermath;
benefit
etc.
(good)
618.
sweepstakes,
trick,
prize,
pool;
pot;
wealth
etc.
803.
subreption
[Fraudulent acquisition];
obreption†;
stealing
etc.
791.
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Roget 810:
receipt,
value received,
money coming in;
income,
incomings,
innings,
revenue,
return,
proceeds;
gross receipts,
net profit;
earnings
etc.
(gain)
775;
accepta†,
avails.
rent,
rent roll;
rental,
rentage†;
rack-rent.
premium,
bonus;
sweepstakes,
tontine.
pension,
annuity;
jointure
etc.
(property)
780†;
alimony,
palimony [Coll.],
pittance;
emolument
etc.
(remuneration)
973.
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Dutch: profijt, baat, baten, gewin, winst, winstcijfer, winstcijfers
Polish: zysk netto, dochód netto