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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The gross profit margin increased to 29.4% from 25.0%.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
First National Bank of Texas earned depositor fees worth over three times their profit margin in 2024.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
Nvidia’s fourth-quarter gross profit margin declined, and its latest revenue topped forecasts by the smallest amount in two years .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
At the same time, those investments are profitable for utility shareholders, because the companies are allowed to charge customers a profit margin of around 10%.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
First National Bank of Texas earned depositor fees worth over three times their profit margin in 2024.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
Nvidia’s fourth-quarter gross profit margin declined, and its latest revenue topped forecasts by the smallest amount in two years .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
At the same time, those investments are profitable for utility shareholders, because the companies are allowed to charge customers a profit margin of around 10%.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for profit margin
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“Profit margin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20margin. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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