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Definition of Gross profit margin
1. Noun. (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold.
Category relationships: Corporate Finance
Generic synonyms: Earnings, Lucre, Net, Net Income, Net Profit, Profit, Profits
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gross Profit Margin
Literary usage of Gross profit margin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax ...by Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing by Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing (2001)
"Similarly, the resale price and cost plus methods compare the gross profit margin
earned in the controlled transaction to gross profit margins earned in ..."
2. Economic Instruments for Tropical Forests: The Congo Basin Case by Alain Karsenty (2000)
"... (in the case of a processed product) [minus] transport costs = potential gross
profit margin net of taxes [minus] "normal" profit margin for operator*. ..."
3. Capital (1888)
"The gross profit margin on sales (gross profits as a percentage of sales), after
falling to 14.1 per cent in 1975-76 (from 16.2 per cent in the previous ..."
4. Stop the Wheel. . I Want to Get Off by Julian Campbell (2005)
"“Some business only sell goods and therefore they use their gross profit margin
to run their business and pay their salary, so let's use this type of ..."
5. Specialty Food Processors Handbook: A Guide to Getting Started (1992)
"Thus, any broker commissions must be deducted from this 39% gross profit margin.
Is this margin acceptable? If not, the price to the consumer will need to ..."