Noun (thing)
    
  
    Net earnings  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        a company's total revenue minus the operating expenses, depreciation, and interest paid and taxes        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      When the board reviewed the previous year's accounts they were pleased to see that the net earnings had increased.