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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That premium above spot, which typically ranges from 1% to 5%, covers the dealer's costs for manufacturing, distribution and profit margin.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The profit margin from the sale of Rubio’s Miami Beach home could help cover these and other expenses.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Little did anyone know at the time, but that respectable profit margin would soon become the envy of most comedies that were released in subsequent years.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
The goal was a significant jump from the 12% profit margin Xbox reached in 2022, as revealed in court documents, and well above the average video-game industry standard of 17% to 22%, analysts told Bloomberg.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The profit margin from the sale of Rubio’s Miami Beach home could help cover these and other expenses.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Little did anyone know at the time, but that respectable profit margin would soon become the envy of most comedies that were released in subsequent years.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
The goal was a significant jump from the 12% profit margin Xbox reached in 2022, as revealed in court documents, and well above the average video-game industry standard of 17% to 22%, analysts told Bloomberg.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Dec. 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 Jan. 2026.
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