HyperDic: profit_margin

English > 1 sense of the expression *profit margin*:
NOUN	possession	profit margin, margin of profit, gross margin	the ratio gross profits divided by net sales

English > *profit margin*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	The ratio gross profits divided by net sales.
Synonyms	margin of profit, gross margin
Broader	ratio	The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Spanish	margen de ganancias, margen de provecho