WordNet
margin of profit
n. the ratio gross profits divided by net sales [syn: profit margin, gross margin]
Usage examples of "margin of profit".
Seemingly a tiny margin of profit for a stock whose share value could be anything up to hundreds of dollars in the case of some blue chips, it was a margin repeated on many issues on a daily basis, compounded over time to a huge potential profit if things went well.
The Zhikarevs, father and son, had done well, maintaining a low profile in rather shabby quarters, outwardly conforming to all the rules, but operating with a comfortable margin of profit.
I should like to know what the margin of profit was on these transactions.