profit margin

American  

noun

1. the percentage that profit constitutes of total sales.

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Etymology

Origin of profit margin

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Her plan would require home insurers with “outsized profit margins” to lower or justify their rates, and review the profits threshold at which auto-insurers are required to refund customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Selling planes to that pair is the original equipment, or OE, business, which typically carries lower profit margins than parts and services for aerospace and defense suppliers.

From Barron's

Investors don’t have to worry—much—but quality manufacturing at Ford has been an issue for profit margins.

From Barron's

Instead, foreign exporters “are accepting reduced market share in the United States while maintaining their profit margins.”

From Los Angeles Times

These costs are typically borne by domestic consumers, through increased prices, and importing companies, through lower profit margins.

From Salon