downstreamprofit
nounUK /ˌdaʊnstriːmˈprɒfɪt/
US /ˌdaʊnstriːmˈprɑːfɪt/
Money a company makes by selling things that were made or helped by something else earlier.
The oil company's downstream profit came from selling gasoline at its own gas stations.
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2. Profit earned in the later stages of a business process, after raw materials have been turned into finished products.
Refining and selling the fuel brought a steady downstream profit.
3. Money gained by businesses that are further along the chain from the original producer.
Farmers earned little, but the downstream profit for food packagers was huge.
4. In finance, earnings that come from activities occurring after an initial investment or event.
Investors watched the downstream profit from the new factory grow each quarter.