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profit margin

prof·it mar·gin
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prof-it mahr-jin]
    • /ˈprɒf ɪt ˈmɑr dʒɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prof-it mahr-jin]
    • /ˈprɒf ɪt ˈmɑr dʒɪn/

Definitions of profit margin words

  • noun profit margin the percentage that profit constitutes of total sales. 1
  • noun profit margin business: profit percentage 1
  • countable noun profit margin A profit margin is the difference between the selling price of a product and the cost of producing and marketing it. 0
  • noun profit margin the percentage profit made by a company in relation to sales 0
  • noun profit margin A profit margin is the difference between the selling price of a product and the cost of producing and marketing it. 0
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Origin of profit margin

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Profit margin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Profit margin

profit margin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for profit margin

noun profit margin

  • markup — Commerce. the amount added by a seller to the cost of a commodity to cover expenses and profit in fixing the selling price. the difference between the cost price and the selling price, computed as a percentage of either the selling price or the cost price. an increase in price, as of a commodity. the amount by which a price is increased.
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