Profit

(redirected from profitable)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

Profit

Most commonly, the gross proceeds of a business transaction less the costs of the transaction; i.e., net proceeds. Excess of revenues over expenses for a transaction; sometimes used synonymously with net income for the period. Gain realized from business or investment over and above expenditures.

Accession of good, valuable results, useful consequences, avail, or gain. The benefit, advantage, or pecuniary gain accruing to the owner or occupant of land from its actual use; as in the familiar phrase rents, issues and profits, or in the expression mesne profits.

References in periodicals archive ?

"As long as the Hot Springs paper stays profitable, we're going to keep printing it [daily]," he said.

A Sentinel of Profit

* Ssangyong to focus on maintaining its profitable trend by expanding global sales in line with start of Tivoli Air sales in Europe

SsangYong (KRX: 003620)

Global Banking News-March 19, 2018--Bronte CIO says Australian banks are the world's most profitable

Bronte CIO says Australian banks are the world's most profitable

The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan SOFAZ received a total of $131.643 billion from sales of profitable oil from the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) block and profitable gas from the Shah Deniz gas condensate field as of February 1, 2018.

SOFAZ receives more than $130B from ACG, Shah Deniz

PROFITABLE beat Mecca's Angel when the pair met in the Temple Stakes at Haydock last month, yet can be backed at more than double his odds.

COX'S PROFIT IS MORE THAN ABLE

Taipei, April 5, 2012 (CENS) -- Taiwan's 30 life insurers posted only NT$425 million in 2011 revenues, according to statistics compiled by the Life Insurance Association of the Republic of China (LIA-ROC), only 16 of which were profitable versus 14 encountered operating losses.

Taiwan's life insurers post NT$425 million in 2011 revenues

HAVING read and digested the letter from Harry Chisman (June 14) that was obviously put together with a lot of thought and knowledge, one line caught my eye - "racecourses are vibrant, profitable businesses".

Inevitable loss of courses; LETTERS

Toyota not profitable in US

NEWCASTLE United's long drawn-out sale is unlikely to gather pace over the weekend - despite an insistence from the Profitable Group that they are deadly serious about taking over at St James's Park in time for the new season.

No Toon Profit as takeover is set to drag on

The profitable urban services offset less profitable rural and countryside operations, and it made a net profit.

Letter: Postal service that worked beautifully

Following a second year of record underwriting profitability with relatively flat prices, insurers are struggling with how to sustain profitable growth.

A winning strategy: profitable growth can be achieved through improved sales performance