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financial gain

DEFINITIONS OF: financial gain

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n the amount of monetary gain

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income
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
profits, win, winnings
something won (especially money)
unearned increment
an unearned rise in the market value of property resulting from general market factors
capital gain
the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is sold
disposable income
income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending
double dipping
two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)
easy money, gravy train
income obtained with a minimum of effort
EBITDA, Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization
income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts)
earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
cash flow
the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including non-cash expenses)
personal income
the income received by a single individual
rental income
income received from rental properties
issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
gross revenue, gross sales, sales
income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
net sales
gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight out, and allowances
unearned income, unearned revenue
(accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet)
unearned income, unearned revenue
personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income)
government income, government revenue
income available to the government
per capita income
the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation
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gain
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
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