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Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition profit-and-loss

Profit and Loss, the gain or loss arising from goods bought or sold, or from carrying on any other business, the former of which, in book-keeping, is placed on the creditor's side, the latter on the debtor's side. Net Profit is the gain made by selling goods at a price beyond what they cost the seller, and beyond all costs and charges.

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