Zisku

Zisku is the genitive singular form of the Czech noun zisk, which means profit or gain. In contemporary Czech, zisk refers to the net income produced by economic activity, including profits after costs and deductions. The form zisku is used when the noun is in the genitive case, such as in phrases describing quantity, ownership, or attribution. For example, výše zisku means the amount of profit, zisk společnosti refers to the company’s profit, and poměr zisku denotes the profit margin. Sentences can also use it in contexts like Objém zisku se zvýšil, meaning the volume of profit increased.

Etymology and cognates: Zisk derives from the common Slavic root for gain or benefit. Cognates appear in other Slavic languages, such as Polish zysk, which carries the same core meaning. The word is part of a family of terms related to earnings and financial return, and zisku follows standard Czech inflection patterns for masculine inanimate nouns ending in -k.

Usage notes: Zisku is a grammatical form rather than a stand-alone lexical item in most uses. In everyday writing, speakers typically rely on the base form zisk when referring to profit in nominative or other cases, while zisku appears in sentences requiring the genitive. In economic or financial contexts, the terms zisk and related phrases are used alongside synonyms like výnos or profit in English, depending on the precision required.

See also: zisk; zisk (profit); Polish zysk; economic profit.