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profits vs margin

margin vs profits

profits and margin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
profits Yes No No No
margin Yes No No No
As nouns, margin is a hyponym of profits; that is, margin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than profits:
  • profits: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  • margin: (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
Other hyponyms of profits include earning per share, windfall profit, cleanup, killing, fast buck, quick buck, filthy lucre, gross profit, gross profit margin, markup, accumulation, dividend.
profits (noun) margin (noun)
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) an amount beyond the minimum necessary
something won (especially money) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
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