Phrase
net profit
noun
净利润；净利
the amount of money a business earns after all costs, taxes, and expenses are subtracted
- 1.
The gross revenue minus all expenses.
总收入减去所有支出。
总收入减去所有支出。；实利
In use
After paying all expenses, the store's net profit was only $500 last month.
The company reported a net profit of $2 million for the year.
Our goal is to increase net profit by cutting costs.
make a net profit of [amount]
The company made a net profit of $5 million.
该公司获得了500万美元的净利润。
report a net profit of [amount]
The firm reported a net profit of $2.3 billion.
该公司报告了23亿美元的净利润。
net profit [after|before] [term]
常与after tax, before tax等搭配。
Net profit after tax increased by 10%.
税后净利润增长了10%。
Common mistakes
The profit net is $5 million.The net profit is $5 million.
中文学习者可能受母语语序影响，将修饰语 'net' 置于名词 'profit' 之后，但英语中形容词应放在名词前。
We have many net profits.We have a lot of net profit.
'Net profit' 是不可数名词，不能使用复数形式或与 'many' 搭配；应使用 'a lot of' 或 'much' 等修饰不可数名词的量词。
Connections
Confusing words
- gross profit
- 毛利润 · gross profit 是销售净额减去销售成本，不包含其他费用；而 net profit 是扣除所有费用后的最终利润。
Word family
- net profits
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
不可数名词，常与动词make, report等连用
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