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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Those include higher prices on some products, as well as more innovative product that can sustain higher price points and consequently drive more gross profit margin.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
But the question is, what kind of a profit margin, if any, is there, and how much of an inducement is that to continue on in this universe?
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
If things get really bad (in an economic sense), however, Mann pointed out airlines will have plenty of levers available to tweak the value proposition of their premium cabins and still squeeze out a healthy profit margin from the people who are willing to pay.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The homebuilder's stock is down more than 3% in extended trading after its earnings cratered 46%, hurt by a combination of weak demand and profit margin pressure.
—Pia Singh,alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
But the question is, what kind of a profit margin, if any, is there, and how much of an inducement is that to continue on in this universe?
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
If things get really bad (in an economic sense), however, Mann pointed out airlines will have plenty of levers available to tweak the value proposition of their premium cabins and still squeeze out a healthy profit margin from the people who are willing to pay.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The homebuilder's stock is down more than 3% in extended trading after its earnings cratered 46%, hurt by a combination of weak demand and profit margin pressure.
—Pia Singh,alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Sep. 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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