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GPM

GPM

1 6.9
The percentage of sales that remains after paying the cost of making goods
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : margen de beneficio bruto
  • The district treats an average of 100 gpm of domestic sewage in a conventional activated-sludge WWTP.

Examples

  • The series has capacities up to 150 gpm and pressure capability up to 200 psi.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The ARO pumps have variable delivery rates up to 13 gpm and feature a no-stall air valve design.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Five models are available, providing a flow range of 3 to 50 gpm.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Pumping from 800 to 1,500 gpm is possible.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The unit is available in two models: a 440 gpm and an 880 gpm capacity machine.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The normal-rated capacity may range from 100 gpm to 35,000 gpm.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Some manufacturers also make 8-inch compound meters that range from 1 to 2,000 gpm.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Standard angle capacities range from 22 to 80 gpm at 40 psi with spray angles from 44 to 86 degrees.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Model T12 delivers up to 10 gpm at 100 psi, and Model T8 delivers up to 6 gpm at 150 psi.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The accountant calculated the company's GPM to assess its profitability after deducting the cost of goods sold.

Synonyms

gross margin
vsGPM
  • Specialized
6 4.9

Part of sales left after paying the cost to make the goods, shown as a percent

is the short abbreviation for that same percentage between sales and goods cost
gross profit margin
vsGPM
  • Specialized
1 4.1

The amount of money a company keeps from sales after paying for goods, shown as a percent of sales

is the short abbreviation used for that same financial ratio

Surface Forms

GPM singular
GPMs plural

Morphology

GPM = G + P + M

This is an initialism (letters stand for 'gross profit margin') rather than a morphological formation from English morphemes, so learners cannot derive the meaning from the letters alone.

Etymology

GPM stands for Gross Profit Margin, where gross means the total and margin is the part left after costs, like the 'slice' of money a company keeps. So GPM shows the percent of sales that becomes profit.