Profit

1. Accounting. A surplus arising from the appropriate matching of revenues with expenditure. For example, operating profit or net profit.

2. More generally any surplus, gain or net benefit arising.

See also

• Attributable profit
• Business
• Gross profit
• Loss
• Net profit
• Net profit margin
• Not-for-profit
• Operating profit
• Profit and Loss account
• Profit and Loss reserve
• Profit margin
• Profit maximisation
• Profitability
• Unrealised profit