lost profits
lost profits 损失的利润 在合同诉讼中，是指无过错的受允诺人〔promisee〕预计可从违约的合同中获得的利润，或者如果按约履行，无过错一方可从附带交易中获得的利润。在侵权诉讼中，是指在没有侵权行为的情况下，受害人预计从正常交易中可得的预期收益。
lost profits
lost profits
lost profits. 1. Contracts. A measure of damages that allows a seller to collect the profits that would have been made on the sale if the buyer had not breached. UCC § 2-708(2). [Cases: Damages 40; Sales 384(1). C.J.S. Damages §§ 58–61; Sales§§ 363, 365–366.] 2. Patents. A measure of damages set by estimating the