Profit
Also called: return, profit, yield or yield
Profit is the positive result of a business in a given period after all expenses and costs are subtracted from income.
To determine profit, all costs, including purchasing, housing, depreciation, marketing and personnel costs, have already been deducted from sales. The profit can be used to make investments or distributed to the owners of the business. In a sole proprietorship where the entrepreneur receives no salary, the profit is also the owner's income.
When the company's financial result is negative we speak of a loss. Not-for-profit organizations are non-profit organizations.
