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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For Airbnb, that means high compliance costs, turning what looks like a housing debate into a profit margin question.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The result is a scathing takedown that will find techies throughout the Valley looking over their shoulders and speculating on who is who amongst the show’s motley collection of fictional backstabbers obsessed with growing their profit margin and amassing wealth and power.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
The price of diesel and gasoline is determined by importers whose profit margin is capped at 12%.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The group’s tourism subsidiary earned a 42 percent profit margin in the first quarter of 2024.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The result is a scathing takedown that will find techies throughout the Valley looking over their shoulders and speculating on who is who amongst the show’s motley collection of fictional backstabbers obsessed with growing their profit margin and amassing wealth and power.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
The price of diesel and gasoline is determined by importers whose profit margin is capped at 12%.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The group’s tourism subsidiary earned a 42 percent profit margin in the first quarter of 2024.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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 Apr. 2026.
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