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1. ''Investment - trading.''
1.  


An exchange is an open and organised marketplace in which commodities, securities or other financial instruments are traded.
''Tax and accounting.''


Profit after tax, also known as Earnings.


2. ''Foreign currency.''


Relating to transactions between different currencies.
2.  


More generally, profit calculated after taking account of related expenses.


3. ''Financial and commercial transactions.''
Sometimes referred to informally as ''the bottom line'' because of its position at (or near) the bottom line of an Income statement.


Relating to a two-way flow of money or other value.
The alternative term ''net income'' may refer to either of the definitions of Net profit in 1. and 2. above.
 
Contrasted with a one-way flow, such as a remittance.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Commodity]]
* [[Bottom line]]
* [[Exchange controls]]
* [[Earnings]]
* [[Exchange creditors]]
* [[Gross profit]]
* [[Exchange-for-value system]]
* [[Income statement]]
* [[Exchange rate]]
* [[Operating profit]]
* [[Exchange traded]]
* [[Exchange Traded Commodity]]
* [[Exchange-traded funds]]
* [[Financial instrument]]
* [[Foreign currency]]
* [[Foreign exchange]]
* [[Remittance]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Stock exchange]]
* [[World Federation of Exchanges]]


[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 15:53, 30 May 2015

1.

Tax and accounting.

Profit after tax, also known as Earnings.


2.

More generally, profit calculated after taking account of related expenses.

Sometimes referred to informally as the bottom line because of its position at (or near) the bottom line of an Income statement.

The alternative term net income may refer to either of the definitions of Net profit in 1. and 2. above.


See also