residual profit
nounUK /rɪˈzɪdjuəl ˈprɒfɪt/
US /rɪˈzɪdʒuəl ˈprɑːfɪt/
The money a business has left after paying for everything it needed.
After paying rent, wages, and supplies, the shop's residual profit was small but real.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In economics, the extra money earned beyond what is needed to keep a business running.
Economists studied the residual profit left after all normal costs were covered.
3. Money that keeps coming in after the main work or investment is finished.
The author still receives residual profit from book sales years later.
4. The part of profit that cannot be explained by ordinary business expenses.
The accountant separated residual profit from regular operating income.