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PROFIT

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1. What does PROFIT mean?
pronunciation
Definition 1/4 (2 senses as a noun, 2 senses as a verb): The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

2. What does NET PROFIT mean?
pronunciation
The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

3. What does GROSS PROFIT mean?
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(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

4. What does PAPER PROFIT mean?
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It's an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price

5. What does PROFIT TAKER mean?
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Someone who sells stock shares at a profit

6. What does PROFIT MARGIN mean?
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The ratio gross profits divided by net sales

7. What does PROFIT-MAKING mean?
pronunciation
Providing profit

8. What does TURN A PROFIT mean?
pronunciation
Make a profit; gain money or materially

9. What does NOT-FOR-PROFIT mean?
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It's an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities

10. What does PROFIT SHARING mean?
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It's a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business

11. What does PROFIT AND LOSS mean?
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It's an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss

12. What does WINDFALL PROFIT mean?
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Profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it

13. What does MARGIN OF PROFIT mean?
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The ratio gross profits divided by net sales

14. What does NON-PROFIT-MAKING mean?
pronunciation
Not commercially motivated

15. What does PROFIT-MAXIMISING mean?
definition
Making the profit as great as possible

16. What does PROFIT-MAXIMIZING mean?
pronunciation
Making the profit as great as possible

17. What does GROSS PROFIT MARGIN mean?
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(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

18. What does PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT mean?
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It's an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss

19. What does PROFIT-AND-LOSS STATEMENT mean?
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It's a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period


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