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margin

margin

92 5.5
The amount a seller keeps after costs, usually shown as a percent
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑrdʒɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : margen
  • If you can sell it again, your profit margin should be even better the second time around.
  • profit margin
  • operating margin
  • margin of 5 percent

The business of packaging and logistics is a very thin margin business.

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Examples

  • People are trying to make money and the margins are very, very thin.

  • The business of packaging and logistics is a very thin margin business.

  • And I would imagine it's really high margin revenue.

  • Because cloud was a lower margin business than advertising.

  • What else has that kind of profit margin?

  • And then what is the gross margin potential of the product that I'm trying to sell?

  • A collaboration with Taiwan would increase its profit margin and gain it entry into Asian markets.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Such firms must ensure that profit margins do not fall too low by controlling costs and investments carefully.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Forbes estimates that your profit margins are higher than ever.

  • The profit margin for the new product is estimated to be around 30% of sales.

Synonyms

profit margin
vsmargin
  • Specialized
42 3.6

Difference between the cost to make or buy something and its selling price shown as a percent

is the general finance term without explicit measurement emphasis
gross margin
vsmargin
  • Specialized
6 4.9

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

is focused on item selling price and production cost rather than company totals
margin of profit
vsmargin
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The percent of sales that remains as money after paying costs

uses selling price and production cost wording rather than revenue phrasing
gross profit margin
vsmargin
  • Specialized
1 4.1

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

applies more broadly to selling price and production cost without accounting labels

Compounds

profit margin
  • Specialized
42 3.6

Difference between the cost to make or buy something and its selling price shown as a percent

margin of error
  • Specialized
27 4.2

An amount that shows how much a number or result may be wrong

Space that allows small mistakes without big problems

7 2.7

A big difference between two amounts or scores

gross margin
  • Specialized
6 4.9

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

A very small difference between two amounts or scores

margin call
  • Specialized
4 8.2

A demand from a broker for more money or stocks to bring an investment account to the required level

margin of safety
  • Specialized
1 4.5

An extra amount beyond the minimum to keep something safe

An extra amount people keep to allow for errors and prevent harm

margin account
  • Specialized
1 7.2

An account at a broker that lets you borrow money to buy stocks using those stocks as security

margin of profit
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The percent of sales that remains as money after paying costs

gross profit margin
  • Specialized
1 4.1

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

7.4

The extra money an insurance company keeps to show it can pay claims and debts

How High

gross margin
  • Specialized
6 4.9
margin
  • Specialized
92 5.5

Surface Forms

margin singular
margins plural

Etymology

Margin comes from the old root marg- meaning 'edge' or 'border', and in business it came to mean the space between cost and price. So a profit margin is the extra amount left between what you sell for and what it cost you.