Profit

1.

Accounting.

A surplus arising from the appropriate matching of revenues with expenditure.

2.

More generally any surplus, gain or net benefit arising.

See also

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