profits

  • 1profits — index earnings, income Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 profits …

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  • 2profits — Gains. The excess of gross sales over cost of goods plus expenses of operation. McDaniel v State Fair (Tex Civ App) 286 SW 513, 516. The excess of receipts over expenditures. Connolly v Davidson, 15 Minn 519. For some purposes, the equivalent of… …

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  • 3profits warning — ˈprofits ˌwarning noun [countable usually singular] especially BrE FINANCE an occasion when a company announces that its profit for a particular period of time will be less than expected: • The company issued a profits warning in May, telling… …

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  • 4profits interest — USA partnership interests (or interests of an entity that is treated as a partnership for tax purposes such as the membership interests of an LLC) can be divided into a capital interest and a profits interest. A profits interest is a right to… …

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  • 5profits warning — UK US noun [countable] [singular profits warning plural profits warnings] business an announcement by a company of lower than expected profits for a particular period Thesaurus: relating to making profit …

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  • 6profits policy — ➔ insurance policy …

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  • 7profits from employment — index earnings Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8profits of commerce — index income Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9profits squeeze — UK US noun [C] COMMERCE, FINANCE ► PROFIT SQUEEZE(Cf. ↑profit squeeze) …

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  • 10profits warning — profits .warning n BrE technical an occasion when a company announces that its profit for a particular period of time will be less than expected …

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