| 单词 | margin of profit |
| 例句 | “The third world is all about tiny margins of profit,” he writes after careering around in Kenya with the drivers of matatus — private minibuses with appalling accident rates. Summer Reading: Travel Books 2011-06-03T22:09:16Z The Ukrainian government is also creating incentives for the industry by giving private companies a larger margin of profit on drones they produce. Ukraine’s Other Counteroffensive: Drone Attacks on Russian Soil 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z The sports betting market is highly competitive, has a low margin of profit, and is extremely volatile, according to the Lottery and Gaming Control Agency - requiring vast expertise in the sportsbook and marketing industries. Sports betting debate heats up in Maryland legislature 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z In short, even if CAR-T therapy were offered with no margin of profit, it would still rank with some of the most expensive procedures in medicine. The Promise and Price of Cellular Therapies 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Pound shops depend on high turnover because the margin of profit when everything is sold for a pound is minute. Poundworld to start 'closing down' sales 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z They represent 70 percent of all sales during a game, and they provide a high margin of profit. The New England Patriots And Contextual Fans 2013-03-28T15:56:40Z "We will position it in the market so that the margin of profit will be high for the company but the cost will be much, much lower than for the biological drugs," Fishman said. Israel's Can-Fite sees positive data for psoriasis drug 2012-08-01T09:39:35Z In China, the cargo of furs would go out and a cargo of nankeens, teas, and silks go in, with a great margin of profit at both ends. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z If, then, reform and the immediate interest are not in accord, consent on the part of one employer means risk of failure in a world where salvation depends on very small margins of profit. Boy Labour and Apprenticeship 2012-03-30T02:00:18.807Z Even taking the lower tale of 111 3⁄5 pieces, which the importer of silver to the Mint got for his bullion, there is a distinct margin of profit. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Write a letter saying that you do not carry over accounts from month to month, as your small margin of profit makes it impossible for you to carry an irregular account. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z I will undertake that there is a sufficient margin of profit. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z But the Company has still a good margin of profit. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z The real difficulty is that the margin of profit is very small on a very large capital, and unless you can work, in the long run, on a very small margin you cannot succeed. The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South 2011-10-19T02:00:21.010Z He was thinking now of what a small margin of profit his houses left him after repairs and taxes were paid. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z He is running a business concern with a view to some margin of profit. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z The tradesman has a new margin of profit, but the customer is just where he was. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z The expenses of producing the work left Johnson a small margin of profit. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z It indicates that the South will be meeting narrow margins of profit with close figuring of the costs of production. The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South 2011-10-19T02:00:21.010Z In many cases, the cost of drainage left no satisfactory margin of profit. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z EU and U.S. airlines are still managing with very small margins of profit. EC VP says U.S. airline ownership talks productive 2011-04-13T17:23:39Z Apparently, therefore, there would be a margin of profit on the whole by making a compound crepe. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z Not all showed as alluring a prospect as the Great Snake, for that was admittedly the banner claim of the group, but all yielded a good margin of profit. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Between such cities rates are not apt to be wide enough apart to afford a wide margin of profit, but the chance for arbitraging does exist and is being continuously taken advantage of. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The comparison of the cost of production, therefore, with the value of the raw material, shows a very large margin of profit. Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada 2011-02-01T03:00:13.163Z Growers would have to professionalize their operations and become even more industrial-scale to squeeze out smaller margins of profit. Reefer Sadness for Pot Farmers 2010-10-28T03:00:00Z These goods are sold at the lowest possible margin of profit for handling same, and only to those of our students who have bought the method. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines Those who sell dearly sell little, and the small margin of profit oft repeated is the more advantageous. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources There is therefore a margin of profit in buying demand bills and importing gold sovereigns against the purchase, whenever the rate for demand bills falls below the gold import point. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z In ordinary times those engaged in arbitrage operate with a very small margin of profit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Where these are in demand they bring a good price and since the output per farm is large they pay a good return even with a small margin of profit per pound. Ducks and Geese It assured him a ready sale for his crop, it is true, but at prices so low as to leave him a very narrow margin of profit. The Planters of Colonial Virginia Most gold-mines run on a narrow margin of profit, a dollar or two to the ton of ore crushed. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Williams ought to have known that whenever Meyer wanted a title searched he shopped with it until competition eliminated the margin of profit. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients The great improvement in postal, telegraphic and telephonic communication enables operators to close transactions with amazing rapidity, while competition reduces the margin of profit to a minimum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" It is easily seen that a duty upon iron of a particular shape or quality may actually prohibit the use of that iron in some product which already touches the margin of profit. Rural Health and Welfare The margin of profit which formerly had made it possible for the freedman to advance rapidly was now wiped out entirely and the poor man found it impossible to keep out of debt. The Planters of Colonial Virginia Farmers who are introducing a new crop in a section of country remote from a market may be encouraged by a rate for carrying which leaves them a margin of profit. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy I fear there can have been no margin of profit for the good woman who served me. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography As regards foreign exchange and bullion, arbitrage operators stand on a fairly safe foundation, the fluctuations being slight and involving little or no risk, although they yield a very small margin of profit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Is the institution they are supporting merely serving itself, or has it a working power and a margin of profit in actual service? History of Human Society It is obvious, however, that after all expenses had been paid, a goodly margin of profit was left, a margin perhaps averaging some three or four pounds sterling. The Planters of Colonial Virginia The process by which this result is produced is a simple one, and is adopted as soon as a margin of profit is seen arising from a divergence between the mint and market ratios. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy Nor did the middleman make this whole margin of profit, because he was subjected to unusual losses and destruction, and took unusual risks in awaiting a market. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work When times are normal, the margin of profit is small, but in disturbed markets the parities are not nearly so closely maintained and substantial profits are occasionally made. Elements of Foreign Exchange A Foreign Exchange Primer At any rate, people will demand that useless expenditures shall cease and that an ample return for the increased taxation shall be shown in a margin of profit for social betterment. History of Human Society Their large margins of profit enabled the owners of the roads to transport goods at lower rates than other carriers and to thus compel the latter to abandon their business. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses I was earning now twelve dollars per week, part of this went for railway fare, but I still had a margin of profit. A Son of the Middle Border Formerly, many peanuts were sent into market without being properly assorted and cleaned, and it was found that, by assorting and re-cleaning them, a little margin of profit was left after paying expenses. The Peanut Plant Its Cultivation And Uses Some of their competitors complain that they handle only the more profitable lines, leaving the independent local grocer to supply the housekeeper with the items on which the margin of profit is comparatively small. All About Coffee The ton of steel or of cotton bagging which would only yield a bare margin of profit, if sold at the price fetched by the last ton, limits the maximum output of the business. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production I’m jest hanging on to my property till I can get a price that leaves a margin of profit—say ten per cent. Colorado Jim Then, too, the firm, in order to get their wares distributed, had parted with them at so small a margin of profit that nothing was made on them. Christopher and the Clockmakers There is no wide margin of profit that will admit of a slackening of the pace. Village Improvements and Farm Villages The questions of capital redemption, purchase price, or equipment cost can then be weighed against the margin of profit. Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration But though, considered by itself, it yields a margin of profit, it will rarely if ever be produced as part of the actual output of a Trust. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production If his margin of profit is so small that he must eke it out by coining the sweat of his workmen into nickels, I've nothing to say to him. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Owing to the scant margin of profit on which the watches were sold, it did not pay large retailers to carry them. Christopher and the Clockmakers But she had already bought, built on, and sold with a margin of profit, three or four other properties. The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance Quite a fair margin of profit considering the high cost of living these days! The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies If we are to take up sericulture permanently we must have more help, and with the comparatively small margin of profit we are able to make we are not in a position to do that. The Story of Silk The margin of profit is so very close, however, that in the United States, as well as most European states, the sugar industry is protected by government enactments. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges A satisfactory margin of profit means improved varieties, better culture, increased yields and better satisfied producers. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 I do expect it to pay this fall a small margin of profit. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 Hell, you know the margin of profit there is in trading on these new planets, twenty to one at least. A Transmutation of Muddles The Endeavour paid its way, and made just a margin of profit—no more. The Lost Girl One by one the smaller firms had tottered, bled drier and drier by increasing production costs, increasing labor demands, and an ever-dwindling margin of profit. Meeting of the Board A rise of six inches in the average height of his customers would throw out all his calculations and eat up the modest margin of profit which he now allowed himself. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-25 He has to put as large a margin of profit as possible on his books, and an average of sixpence each has to be added to the original cost of every item catalogued. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting The only way I'm able to compete with the trust is by working on such a narrow margin of profit that it makes their overhead look like Standard Oil profits. The Forbidden Trail Spring went on to summer, and then there was a very shadowy margin of profit. The Lost Girl It’s the fellow who knows enough about practice to test his theories for blow-holes that gives the world a shove ahead, and finds a fair margin of profit in shoving it. Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy." It is thus seen that rates have been fixed to make "even figures," something which does not occur when margins of profit are reduced by competition. Monopolies and the People The local market handles fruit in small quantities, but usually with a larger margin of profit per unit to the producer. Apple Growing Still, it would yield him a fair margin of profit. Left on the Labrador A Tale of Adventure Down North If he offered her beautiful things at prices which gave him no margin of profit, she in her ignorance of values did not know that the jewels were surprisingly cheap. The Guests Of Hercules The people pay no rent, the sub-sheriff, is not only losing his margin of profit but cannot get 150l. a year out of them. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. Captain Scraggs and McGuffey had never been in the South Seas, but they had heard that a fair margin of profit was to be wrung from trade in copra, shell, cocoanuts, and kindred tropical products. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates As farming becomes more intensive competition increases, costs multiply, and the margin of profit on any given unit becomes smaller. Apple Growing I think I place a unique statement on record when I say that the result of the first month's operations left a margin of profit of $11,000. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie The contract was a large one, and his bid, which he was confident was lower than any competitor could make, would still stand a cut and leave a margin of profit. The Quickening They carried on a promiscuous trade with America and the Colonies, and managed, by the straining of ends, to meet their expenses and show a small margin of profit. Sally Bishop A Romance The price at which the flax was sold in Sydney varied from 20 pounds to 45 pounds per ton, according to quality, so there was a large margin of profit to the trader. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The general or wholesale market handles fruit in larger quantities, usually with a smaller margin of profit. Apple Growing I had a considerable margin of profit upon the negotiation. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Her own venture has so far paid its own way, and after the first year has left a neat margin of profit. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers For safe investments with such a margin of profit, it is to be hoped that money, even if dear at home, will be forthcoming. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 With falling prices, diminishing margins of profit, and decreasing wages, the amount of employment was not materially diminished. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States He knew the prices charged for meals and that they afforded a large margin of profit. Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake We expected to make quite a sum by this first important undertaking, but owing to the inflation of the currency, which occurred before the work was finished, our margin of profit was almost swallowed up. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie At best the margin of profit was thin. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History The other five-and-sixpence is made up of interest to manufacturers, insurance and rent; increased price of bottles and corks; margins of profit to blenders and bottlers, merchants and other traders; and increase of taxation. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 2, 1919 When, however, prices fell and margins of profit contracted, labor's bargaining strength waned, strikes were lost, trade unions faced the danger of extinction, and "cure-alls" and politics received their day in court. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States They buy only when the market is advancing strongly; they sell as soon as they have gained the scantest margin of profit. The Price She Paid Therefore, the margin of profit was narrow—too narrow. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Those chaps," he explained, "have a wide margin of profit. The Grain of Dust He knew the price of cotton and the price of labour, and concluded there must be a very large margin of profit. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers The immediate outcome is, of course, a considerable increase in the manufacturer's margin of profit. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States So narrow had the margin of profit shrunk that a dry season meant bankruptcy to the smaller farmers throughout all the valley. The Octopus : A story of California The diminution of the population by one-half led to a scarcity of labour and an increase of wages which deprived the landowner of his narrow margin of profit. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 As the actual value of such a rifle does not exceed Rs.50, it is evident that a very large margin of profit accrues to the enterprising trader. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War The firm may prosper for a time with its staff of theatrical clerks, provided there is enough business to pay for all their mistakes and leave a margin of profit. An American Politician While the season of twelve concerts was yet young, more than $40,000 had been taken in at the box office, and the estimated expenses of $60,000 were liquidated, with a margin of profit. The Jewel City A simple, low-priced article may be sold with a single letter—the margin of profit may not warrant more than that. Business Correspondence It used to be said that it was only the margin of profit furnished by the almost costless labor of the little children that made these factories paying properties. Equality It is true that even there, and for the best class of customers, prices have to be cut so as to leave a bare margin of profit. Hyacinth Is it not that very margin of profit of which The Times speaks so lightly, which, being accumulated, has created the wealth of England? Lectures and Essays Mr. Parry says that raspberries will pay at ten cents per quart, but the margin of profit will be small. Success with Small Fruits Arab traders have often done better than this, but they almost always have come back with an enormous margin of profit. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley "It's not what I prefer, still there is a margin of profit." The Auction Block Hyacinth mentioned a sum which left a fair margin of profit for Mr. Quinn. Hyacinth The yield of hay is not large, but sufficient to leave a comfortable margin of profit. Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall The original cost of the material ground and on board cars at the works varies from about sixty cents to one dollar a ton, and this leaves a very fair margin of profit. The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, In that he makes two mistakes; hay, like most other low-priced crops, is risky—the cost of harvesting is high and the margin of profit small. Three Acres and Liberty The men must be paid on a just scheme, and the margin of profit that remains, all that we can spare from the extension of the works, shall be devoted to the Socialist propaganda. Demos He must have his losses covered; and a system of that sort tells very heavily upon the public, because the merchant must charge a large margin of profit.' Second Shetland Truck System Report If they got the 'job' it often showed such a small margin of profit that Rushton used to grumble at him and suggest mismanagement. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists I paid that note and had a large margin of profit left, you see, out of the extra wheat. The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, He thus built his road with the idea of keeping down the operating costs and of showing a larger margin of profit than the others. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states They have always pleaded poverty and explained the extremely small margin of profit under which they have operated. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West He must have his losses covered; and system of that sort tells very heavily upon the public, because the merchant must charge a large margin of profit. Second Shetland Truck System Report The fast-increasing products of the western farms—maize, wheat, meats, livestock—could be marketed only at a cost which left a slender margin of profit. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond During the Granger period the farmer attempted to increase his narrow margin of profit or to turn a deficit into a profit by decreasing the cost of transportation and eliminating the middleman. The Agrarian Crusade; a chronicle of the farmer in politics They lived on bread and salmon and were content with almost a nominal margin of profit. The Rise of David Levinsky Now we find the Baltic competition growing keener, and our margin of profit is dwindling. The Pit Prop Syndicate But finally he assured me that all the receivers in England had amalgamated, and that the price he charged represented a very narrow margin of profit. Dope |
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