first-half profit
noun[C]
ukusACCOUNTING,FINANCE
a company'sprofitcalculatedfor the firsthalfofitsfinancialyear:
The company's first-halfprofitquadrupledasnetworksalescontinuedtoboom.
announce/post/report first-half profitsThecompanypostedfirst-halfprofitsof £27m pre-tax, up from £12m lasttime.