Profit and loss

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Profit and loss
Also “PNL”
/ˈprɒfɪt ænd lɒs/ (n.)
What you show up for, and against. Unless you are a stakeholder capitalist, in which case you must always temper your hunger for filthy lucre with lashings of sanctimony and a selfless regard for polar bears.

See also

• Stakeholder capitalism
• Shareholder capitalism