Contribution-margin

/ˌkɑntrəˈbyuʃən ˈmɑrdʒɪn/ noun

Definition

A profitability metric that measures the revenue remaining after variable costs are subtracted, representing the amount each unit sold contributes to covering fixed costs and generating profit. It's calculated as (Revenue - Variable Costs) / Revenue.

Etymology

'Contribution' from Latin 'contribuere' meaning to bring together, 'margin' from Latin 'margo.' The concept emerged in 1930s cost accounting as manufacturers needed better tools to understand how individual products contributed to overall profitability and fixed cost coverage.

Kelly Says

Contribution margin is the secret weapon of pricing strategy - it shows exactly how much each sale helps pay the rent! Once you cover all fixed costs, every additional sale at the same contribution margin drops straight to the bottom line, which is why businesses often offer steep discounts near month-end.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መስራት ማርጅን
mes-ra-t mar-jin
ARالعربية
هامش المساهمة
ha-mash al-masa-ha-ma
BNবাংলা
দানের মার্জিন
dan-er mar-jin
CACatalà
marge de contribució
mar-ge de kon-tri-boo-ció
CSČeština
marže příspěvku
mar-že pri-spev-ku
DADansk
bidragsmargin
bi-drags-mar-gin
DEDeutsch
Beitragsspanne
bayt-rags-span-ne
ELΕλληνικά
marge συνεισφοράς
mar-ge si-ne-i-fo-ras
ESEspañol
margen de contribución
mar-gen de kon-tri-boo-sión
FAفارسی
سهم سود
se-hem sood
FISuomi
avustuksen marginaali
a-vus-tuksen mar-gi-na-ali
FRFrançais
marge de contribution
mar-zh de kon-tri-boo-syon
GUGU
સહાયક મેજિન
sa-ha-yak me-jin
HAHA
biki margin
bi-ki mar-gin
HEעברית
הפרש תרומה
he-fray te-ro-ma
HIहिन्दी
योगदान सीमा
yog-daan see-ma
HUMagyar
járulékköltség-margó
ja-ru-lékköl-tseg-mar-gó
IDBahasa Indonesia
margin kontribusi
mar-gin kon-tri-boo-si
IGIG
margin nwe
mar-gin nwe
ITItaliano
margine di contributo
mar-ge-ne di kon-tri-boo-to
JA日本語
貢献マージン
kon-kō ma-jin
KKKK
қосатын маржа
qo-sa-tyn mar-zha
KMKM
មាសចំនួន
ma-as cham-nuon
KO한국어
기여 마진
ki-yeo ma-jin
MRMR
योगदान मर्यादा
yog-daan mar-ya-da
MSBahasa Melayu
margin sumbangan
mar-gin sum-ban-gan
MYမြန်မာ
ကူညီမာर्शन
ku-ni ma-shan
NLNederlands
bijdragemarge
bij-draa-ge-mar-ge
NONorsk
bidragsmargin
bi-drags-mar-gin
PAPA
ਕਿયਮ ਮਾਰਜ
ki-yam mar-j
PLPolski
marża wkładu
mar-zha vkla-du
PTPortuguês
margem de contribuição
mar-gem de kon-tri-boo-são
RORomână
marja de contribuție
mar-ja de kon-tri-boo-ție
RUРусский
маржа отчислений
mar-zha ot-chisl-eniy
SVSvenska
bidragsmarginal
bi-drags-mar-gi-nal
SWKiswahili
margin ya michango
mar-gin ya mi-chan-go
TAதமிழ்
தொண்டு மார்க்
ton-duu ma-ark
TEతెలుగు
సహకార మార్జిన్
sa-ha-ka-ra mar-jin
THไทย
กำไรส่วนแบ่ง
kam-rai suan-baeng
TLTL
margin ng kontribusyon
mar-gin ng kon-tri-bu-syon
TRTürkçe
katkı marjı
kat-ki mar-ji
UKУкраїнська
маржа внеску
mar-zha vnes-ku
URاردو
سہارا مارج
sa-ha-ra mar-j
VITiếng Việt
lợi nhuận đóng góp
loi-nhuan-dong-gop
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ ṣeṣẹ
she-she she-she
ZH中文
贡献利润率
gòngxiàn lìrùn lǜ
ZUZU
umhlangano margin
oom-hla-nga-no mar-gin

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