financial gain

Other forms: financial gains

Definitions of financial gain

1. noun

   the amount of monetary gain
   types:

   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

   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

   type of:

   gain

   the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating