profit margin

noun

1. the percentage that profit constitutes of total sales.

Word History and Origins

Origin of profit margin¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

In practicality, many importers incur these costs themselves and then pass some of these costs onto consumers so that these businesses can maintain healthy profit margins.

From Salon

Supermarkets employ large numbers of people and profit margins are slim.

From BBC

Higher tariffs, which Trump can enact without approval from Congress, would mean manufacturers will either pass prices onto consumers or lower their profit margins, which affects investor enthusiasm.

From Salon

Developers claim the tax eats into their profit margins, stifling new housing projects.

From Los Angeles Times

But they say that, to have a meaningful effect, raids need to be accompanied by policy changes that address the narrow profit margin for legal cultivators and the minor penalties for illegal ones.

From Los Angeles Times