marginal profit; gain from price difference
Refers to profit arising from the difference between buying and selling prices, or from favorable exchange rate movements. Common in business and finance.
We made a profit from the yen's depreciation.
Foreign exchange gains boosted this term's profits.
We make a profit from the margin between the purchase price and the selling price.
I made a profit from buying and selling stocks.
We booked a marginal profit this term.
差益 is a difference that represents a profit or gain, whereas 差額 is neutral and can refer to any monetary difference, positive or negative.
差益 is a gain from a price or exchange-rate difference, while 差損 is the corresponding loss.
差額 is a neutral term for any difference in amount, whereas 差益 specifically refers to a favorable difference that results in profit.
exchange gain; profit on currency exchange
Compound of 差 (difference) and 益 (profit, benefit). The reading さえき is a standard on'yomi combination.