# P&L

> P&L — Performance over a period.

Source: https://lopifi.com/glossary/p-and-l
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**What is p&l?** In accounting, P&L means performance over a period.

## Also known as

- Income statement

## Words this system refuses for it

- profit report

- **Category:** Statements
- **Specified in:** [Lexicon](https://lopifi.com/md/docs/domain/11-lexicon)
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- **Related:** period