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a sharp narrowing of the gap between cost and revenue.[1955-60]
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profit squeeze — ➔ squeeze2 * * * profit squeeze UK US noun [C] (also profits squeeze) ► COMMERCE, FINANCE a period of time when profits go down, for example because of falling prices, increased competition, or rising costs: »Whenever a product is profitable,… … Financial and business terms
profit squeeze — a sharp narrowing of the gap between cost and revenue. [1955 60] * * * profit squeeze, a narrow or narrowing profit margin: »Retail concerns are confronted with a “profit squeeze from rising expenses” (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
profit squeeze — / prɒfɪt skwi:z/ noun strict control of the amount of profits which companies can pay out as dividend … Dictionary of banking and finance
squeeze — Period when stocks or commodities ( commodity) futures increase in price and investors who have sold short must cover their short positions to prevent loss of large amounts of money. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. squeeze squeeze 1… … Financial and business terms
squeeze — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 pressing with fingers ADJECTIVE ▪ affectionate ▪ comforting, reassuring ▪ gentle, little, quick ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Squeeze — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pour l album du Velvet Underground, voir Squeeze (album). Sommaire … Wikipédia en Français
squeeze — I. verb (squeezed; squeezing) Etymology: alteration of obsolete English quease, from Middle English queysen, from Old English cwȳsan; akin to Icelandic kveisa stomach cramps Date: circa 1601 transitive verb 1. a. to exert pressure especially on… … New Collegiate Dictionary
profit — profiter, n. profitless, adj. profitlessly, adv. profitlessness, n. /prof it/, n. 1. Often, profits. a. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Cf. gross profit, net profit. b. the ratio of s … Universalium
Squeeze — 1. In financial terms, a period of time when borrowing is difficult. 2. In general business terms, times when increasing costs cannot be passed onto consumers. The decrease in profits is said to be caused by a squeeze on profit margins. Be… … Investment dictionary
profits squeeze — UK US noun [C] COMMERCE, FINANCE ► PROFIT SQUEEZE(Cf. ↑profit squeeze) … Financial and business terms