profit squeeze

noun

1. a sharp narrowing of the gap between cost and revenue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of profit squeeze¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

"Production in September was visibly better than in previous months due to improved domestic demand, which squeezed down industrial prices. In October, we saw a wider effort in the industrial sector to cut supply to cope with a profit squeeze."

From Reuters

The Atlanta company is caught in a profit squeeze in the wake of contract talks with its Teamsters-represented workforce.

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"The economics of profitability suggest we might see more of a profit squeeze coming up," ECB chief economist Philip Lane told Reuters.

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The data added to concerns that Japanese firms are holding off on investments amid a profit squeeze from rising energy and raw materials costs, fuelling worries about the pace of economic growth as the world’s third-largest economy tries to recover to pre-pandemic levels.

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Yet the unprecedented price moves show a market bracing for the unthinkable, and investors preparing for consequences ranging from a bank profit squeeze to sub-zero bond yields, money market turmoil and capital outflows.

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