margin offset

基本解釋

The duties would be set at the amount required to offset the margin of dumping and to restore fair competition to the market.
稅率將根據(jù)抵消傾銷所取得的利潤率所必須的額度來確定，并實現(xiàn)公平的市場競爭為止。
An increase in retail sales is supposed to push its U. S. market share a bit higher and offset declines in low-margin sales to rental fleets.
零售量的增加有望提高其在美國市場的占有率，抵消面向租賃公司的低利潤率車型銷量的下滑。
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But gross margin for the first half dropped to 10.8% from 13.7% a year ago, a result of lower selling prices and competition that Lenovo's impressive cost controls couldn't offset.
但上半年的毛利潤率從上年同期的13.7%下降到了10.8%，這是銷售價格下降和競爭的結(jié)果，聯(lián)想令人印象深刻的本錢控制也未能抵消這點。

Avnet said the weak profit forecast reflects the lower revenue in the technology solutions group, lower profits margins in the Western regions in electronics marketing due to a weaker sales environment, and a greater-than-expected mix shift in electronics market, with better sales in the lower-margin Asia region more offset by weaker sales in higher-margin Western regions.
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On the other hand, if Apple comes out with more iPhone form factors in a cheaper version to address the large emerging markets, potential volume increase could offset margin decline.
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The increase was designed to offset the margin pressure brought on by higher prices of raw materials and bolster profits.
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