How to say "profits" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 利回りりまわりnounProfits as the return produced by an investment — interest or yield on money put to work. For general business earnings it is seldom the word you want; it is really the investment-yield term.
- 実入りみいりnounProfits as income actually taken in — the earnings or takings from a business or activity. This is the word for what one really makes, as opposed to yield on invested capital.
Use 「利回り」 for profits understood as the yield or return on an investment, and 「実入り」 for profits as actual income — the money a business or person really takes in.
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