差益
Meanings
1
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.
Foreign exchange gains boosted this term's profits.
We make a profit from the margin between the purchase price and the selling price.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉で差益が出るa profit results from something
We made a profit from the yen's depreciation.
- 差益を得るto gain a profit (from a price or rate difference)
I made a profit from buying and selling stocks.
- 差益を計上するto book/record a profit (in accounting)
We booked a marginal profit this term.