unitmargin
nounUK /ˈjuːnɪtˌmɑːdʒɪn/
US /ˈjuːnɪtˌmɑːrdʒɪn/
The money a company keeps from selling just one item after paying what that item costs.
The store's unitmargin on each coffee cup is two dollars.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The difference between the selling price of one product and its variable cost.
Managers raised the unitmargin by finding a cheaper supplier.
3. A per-unit measure used to judge whether a single product is worth selling.
The new toy had a healthy unitmargin, so the company kept making it.
4. The profit earned on each individual sale rather than on total sales.
Even with low total sales, the high unitmargin kept the shop open.