gross profit

noun

The difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold.

Similar
sales profitgross profit marginmargin
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Meanings

noungross profit (countable and uncountable, plural gross profits)

plural gross profits

  1. countableuncountableaccountingThe difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold.

    Synonyms: sales profit

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold.

Similar
sales profit

More synonyms by meaning

noun(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

Similar
gross profit marginmargin
Broader
net incomenetnet profit
Also see
margin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic رِبْح إِجْمَالِيّ
  • رِبْح إِجْمَالِيّ (ribḥ ʔijmāliyy)the difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
Chinese Mandarin 毛利
  • 毛利 (máolì)the difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
Czech hrubý zisk
  • hrubý ziskthe difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
Finnish myyntikate
  • myyntikatethe difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
French marge brute
  • marge brutethe difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
German Bruttogewinn, Rohertrag
  • Bruttogewinnthe difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
  • Rohertragthe difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
Irish brabús comhlán
  • brabús comhlánthe difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
Japanese 粗利益, 粗利
  • 粗利益 (ararieki)the difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
  • 粗利 (arari)the difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
Romanian câștig brut
  • câștig brutthe difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
Russian ва́ловая при́быль
  • ва́ловая при́быль (válovaja príbylʹ)the difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
Slovak hrubý zisk
  • hrubý ziskthe difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gross profit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gross%20profit.

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