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noun
the percentage that profit constitutes of total sales.
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Origin of profit margin
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby profit margin
profit center, profit centre, profiteer, profiteering, profiterole, profit margin, profit motive, profit sharing, profit squeeze, profit taking, profit warning
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