Phrase guide

net income

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Income after tax.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: income

Narrower terms: earning per share, windfall profit, killing, cleanup, fast buck, quick buck, filthy lucre, gross profit, gross profit margin, margin, markup, accumulation, dividend

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: fitesë — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Albanian: e ardhur neto — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 淨收入 /净收入 — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Finnish: nettotulo — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Finnish: nettoansio — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Finnish: nettovoitto — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • French: résultat net — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Indonesian: pendapatan bersih — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Indonesian: penghasilan bersih — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Polish: dochód netto — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Russian: чи́стый дохо́д (čístyj doxód) — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Swahili: mapato halisi — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Ukrainian: чи́стий дохі́д (čýstyj doxíd) — gross profit minus operating expenses and taxes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 淨收入 /净收入 — income after tax
  • Finnish: nettotulo — income after tax
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nettoinntekt — income after tax
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nettoinntekt — income after tax
  • Polish: dochód netto — income after tax