毛利

máolì

noun #20,645

Meanings

1 gross profit
2 gross margin

Characters

hair / gross / rough (unrefined)

profit / benefit

Examples

这家公司的毛利率达到了百分之三十。

Zhè jiā gōngsī de máolì lǜ dádàole bǎifēnzhī sānshí.

This company's gross profit margin reached thirty percent.

扣除成本后，毛利为五万元。

Kòuchú chéngběn hòu, máolì wéi wǔ wàn yuán.

After deducting costs, the gross profit is 50,000 yuan.

Tips

usage

毛利 (gross profit) refers to revenue minus the cost of goods sold, before operating expenses. The Māori people of New Zealand are written as 毛利人 (Māolì rén) — a coincidental homograph in simplified Chinese.

Stroke Order

毛 máo

利 lì