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What does Contribution Margin mean?

The difference between total sales revenue and total variable costs, representing the amount available to cover fixed costs.

Contribution Margin in a sentence
To calculate the contribution margin, you subtract variable costs from sales revenue.

Contribution Margin in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Deckungsbeitrag

Differenz zwischen Erlösen und variablen Kosten.

French
Marge sur coûts variables

Excédent du chiffre d'affaires sur les coûts variables.

Spanish
Margen de contribución

Diferencia entre las ventas y los costes variables.

Italian
Margine di contribuzione

Margine che serve a coprire i costi fissi e a generare profitto.

Synonyms and opposites for Contribution Margin

  • Synonym Marginal profit

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