profit and loss account (statement)
1profit-and-loss account — UK US noun [C] UK (US profit and loss statement) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a document that shows a company s profit or loss in a particular period: »This loss would be shown as a charge in the profit and loss account. → See also EARNINGS REPORT(Cf.… …
2profit and loss account — 1. A statement showing a company s income and expenditure over a period of time, usually one year. Part of the financial statements of the company. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary 2. A reserve in a company s balance sheet,… …
3profit and loss account — P & L account 1) An account in the books of an organization showing the profits (or losses) made on its business activities with the deduction of the appropriate expenses. 2) A statement of the profit (or loss) of an organization over a financial …
4profit and loss account — P & L account 1) An account in the books of an organization showing the profits (or losses) made on its business activities with the deduction of the appropriate expenses. 2) A statement of the profit (or loss) of an organization over a financial …
5profit and loss account — noun an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss • Syn: ↑profit and loss • Hypernyms: ↑account, ↑accounting, ↑account statement * * * ˌprofit and ˈloss account [profit and loss account] …
6profit and loss account — profit and loss ac.count n BrE a financial statement showing a company s income, spending, and profit over a particular period …
7profit and loss account — /ˌprɒfɪt ən lɒs əˌkaυnt/ noun the accounts for a company showing expenditure and income over a period of time, usually one calendar year, balanced to show a final profit or loss. Also called P&L account (NOTE: The US term is profit and loss… …
8profit and loss account — noun the financial statement of an accounting entity disclosing the revenues, expenses, gains and losses arising in a specific period, and the result of the period expressed as an operating profit or an operating loss. Also, profit and loss… …
9consolidated profit and loss account — /kənˌsɒlɪdeɪtɪd ˌprɒfɪt ən lɒs əˌkaυnt/ noun profit and loss accounts of the holding company and its subsidiary companies, grouped together into a single profit and loss account (NOTE: American English is profit and loss statement or income… …
10profit and loss statement — statement of revenue and expenses showing the profit or loss for a certain period of time. Glossary of Business Terms * * * profit and loss statement UK US noun [C] US ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT(Cf. ↑profit and loss account) …
