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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There is not a profit margin in our industry to absorb tariffs, absolutely not.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
The German luxury automaker said Trump's tariffs would dent its profit margin by 2.5 percentage points on a gross basis, without mitigation measures that could include cutting the sales of its entry-level models in the U.S. and offering only its higher-end vehicles, sources told Bloomberg.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Gross profit declined to $46.9 million, with a gross profit margin of 34.5%, down from 35.8% in the previous year.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
The business brings in some additional revenue in cash payments, and has a roughly 12% profit margin, Venkat estimates.
—Megan Sauer,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
The German luxury automaker said Trump's tariffs would dent its profit margin by 2.5 percentage points on a gross basis, without mitigation measures that could include cutting the sales of its entry-level models in the U.S. and offering only its higher-end vehicles, sources told Bloomberg.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Gross profit declined to $46.9 million, with a gross profit margin of 34.5%, down from 35.8% in the previous year.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
The business brings in some additional revenue in cash payments, and has a roughly 12% profit margin, Venkat estimates.
—Megan Sauer,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Profit margin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20margin. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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