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profit

CEFR: B1

A financial gain representing the surplus remaining from commercial revenue after deducting all operating costs, taxes, and overheads.

Synonyms

net income
margin
surplus

Common Collocations

maximize profit
turn a profit
profit margin

Example Sentence

The company reinvested seventy percent of its net profits into research and development to maintain its technological lead.

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