profit margin
noun [ C ]
ukus ACCOUNTING, COMMERCE
the difference between the total cost of making and selling something and the price it is sold for, or between the total amount of money a company receives from sales and the total cost of producing all its products and services. The profit margin is often expressed as a percentage:
The company averages profit margins of 70%.
high/low profit margins Other mid-size businesses, especially those with low profit margins, have similar objections.
cut/improve profit margins Weak domestic demand has forced prices lower and cut profit margins.
gross/net profit margin But while printers carry gross profit margins of 15% to 20%, the margin on ink is 50%.