利潤|りじゅんrijun[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounprofit; returns
    Benefits of course should exceed the costs.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym儲けもうけCasualColloquial word for money you make or earn, as in 「儲けが出る」. 「利潤」 is a term of economics and business management, not everyday talk.
  • Synonym利益りえきNeutralThe everyday, all-purpose word: profit but also benefit or advantage in a broad sense. 「利潤」 is narrower, the surplus of income over spending in economic activity.
  • Synonym利得りとくWrittenWritten-style word for a gain or profit obtained. 「利潤」 leans toward business management and company operations.
  • Synonym益金えききんWrittenWritten, technical term from accounting and tax for the gains a company books. 「利潤」 is the more general word.
  • Synonym収益しゅうえきNeutralEarnings or returns a business brings in. 「利潤」 stresses what remains after costs are deducted.
  • Synonym益えきWrittenWritten word meaning benefit or usefulness, seen mostly in compounds. 「利潤」 is the specific term for an economic surplus.
  • Synonym純益じゅんえきNeutralNet profit left after all expenses and taxes, an accounting-leaning term. 「利潤」 is broader.
  • SynonymゲインNeutralLoanword for gain or profit, used in technical contexts. 「利潤」 is the more general word.
  • SynonymプロフィットNeutralLoanword for profit with a business flavor. In everyday speech people say 「利益」 or 「儲け」 instead.
  • Synonym純利じゅんりWrittenWritten word for net profit, synonymous with 「純益」. 「利潤」 is broader.
  • Synonym純利益じゅんりえきNeutralNet profit as shown on accounting statements. 「利潤」 is the broader term.
  • Synonym純収益じゅんしゅうえきNeutralNet earnings after all outlays, an accounting term. 「利潤」 is broader.
  • RelatedプラスNeutralLoanword meaning plus, a positive number, or an advantage. 「利潤」 refers specifically to the surplus of an economic activity.
  • Antonym損失そんしつNeutralAntonym on the profit-and-loss axis: a loss of assets or money.
  • Antonym赤字あかじNeutralAntonym on the profit-and-loss axis: being in the red, with spending exceeding income.

Use 「利潤」 for the surplus left after costs are deducted in economic activity, as in 「利潤追求」. For everyday talk about money earned, use 「儲け」; for profit in the general sense, 「利益」. For net profit in accounting, use 「純益」 or 「純利益」. The opposites are 「損失」 and 「赤字」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 経済けいざい活動かつどうにおいて、会計かいけい・経済上けいざいじょうの主体しゅたいに残のこる余剰よじょう、収入しゅうにゅうから支出ししゅつを差し引さしひいた残のこり。利益りえき。
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