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毛利 (máo lì) — gross profit

Definition

Business/accounting term for 'gross profit' — revenue minus the direct cost of goods sold, before overhead and tax. Often paired with 净利润, which subtracts those further costs.

noun
gross profit

Examples

  • 毛利。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de máo lì bǐ qù nián zēng zhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī shí.
    This company's gross profit increased by ten percent compared to last year.
  • 毛利。
    Wǒ men xū yào tí gāo máo lì lái bǎo zhèng qǐ yè de lì rùn.
    We need to increase gross profit to ensure the company's profitability.
  • 毛利。
    Wǒ men kě yǐ tōng guò jiàng dī chéng běn lái zēng jiā máo lì.
    We can increase gross profit by reducing costs.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

毛máogross
利lìprofit

“毛” gives the crude or gross sense, and “利” is the profit being measured.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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Appears in
Business & CommerceFinance & Banking

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