surplus profit
11profit — total revenue less total expenses for a period of time calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Glossary of Business Terms Revenue minus cost. The amount one makes on a transaction. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary *… …
12surplus — ▪ I. surplus sur‧plus 1 [ˈsɜːpləs ǁ ˈsɜːr ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] ECONOMICS an amount of something that is more than what is wanted, needed, or used: • Sugar prices fell after revised estimates of the surplus for the current crop year …
13surplus value — (in Marxian economics) the part of the value of a commodity that exceeds the cost of labor, regarded as the profit of the capitalist. [1885 90] * * * ▪ economics Marxian economic concept that professed to explain the instability of the… …
14surplus — / sɜ:pləs/ noun more of something than is needed ● Profit figures are lower than planned because of surplus labour. ● Some of the machines may have to be sold off as there is surplus production capacity. ● We are proposing to put our surplus… …
15surplus — / sɜ:pləs/ noun 1. more of something than is needed 2. an amount of money remaining after all liabilities have been met ♦ to absorb a surplus to take a surplus into a larger amount ■ adjective more than is needed ● Profit figures are lower than… …
16Profit maximization — In economics, profit maximization is the process by which a firm determines the price and output level that returns the greatest profit. There are several approaches to this problem. The total revenue total cost method relies on the fact that… …
17Profit (accounting) — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts  …
18profit — Most commonly, the gross proceeds of a business transaction less the costs of the transaction; i.e. net proceeds. Excess of revenues over expenses for a transaction; sometimes used synonymously with net income for the period. Gain realized from… …
19Surplus — Überschuss; Profit; Mehrwert * * * Sur|plus 〈[sœ:pləs] n.; , ; Wirtsch.〉 1. Überschuss, Gewinn 2. Rest 3. Deckung [engl., „Rest“, <aengl. surplus, <afrz. sourpelis, <lat. superpellicium] * * * …
20profit — profiter, n. profitless, adj. profitlessly, adv. profitlessness, n. /prof it/, n. 1. Often, profits. a. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Cf. gross profit, net profit. b. the ratio of s …
