profit margin
noun
: the difference between the cost of buying or making something and the price at which it is sold
The company has one of the highest/lowest profit margins in the industry.
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Alternatively, the importer may absorb part of the cost by reducing its own profit margin.
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Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2025
The tax, which can take a bite out of the importer’s profit margin, can be avoided by switching to a domestic supply chain, or it can be passed along to a retailer in the form of a price increase.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The average profit margin since YE2019 has been unimpressive, at 1.6%.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Operating profit margin remained relatively flat at 7.3%, with earnings from operations totaling $2.19 billion, a 4.8% increase from the prior year.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2025
The tax, which can take a bite out of the importer’s profit margin, can be avoided by switching to a domestic supply chain, or it can be passed along to a retailer in the form of a price increase.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The average profit margin since YE2019 has been unimpressive, at 1.6%.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Operating profit margin remained relatively flat at 7.3%, with earnings from operations totaling $2.19 billion, a 4.8% increase from the prior year.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Profit margin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20margin. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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