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Midline
Graphic design

Midline - The imaginary line that rests on top of the body of the lowercase letters, disregarding ascenders. The distance between the baseline and the midline is the x-height.

Grotesk
Graphic design

Grotesk - The common German name for sans serif faces, as opposed to “Antiqua” which means serif face (a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a particular font or family of fonts.

Net profit
business terms
Accounting

Net profit is the operating income less taxes and interest. The same as earnings, or net income. Net profit is the amount of money a business earns after deducting all operating, interest, and tax expenses over a given period of time.