利り鞘ざや

noun

profit margin; spread

Finance term for the difference between buying and selling prices, or between cost and revenue.

• この取とり引ひきの利り鞘ざやはわずか2%だった。

  The profit margin on this transaction was only 2%.

• 銀ぎん行こうは貸出金利かしだしきんりと預よ金きん金きん利りの利り鞘ざやで収しゅう益えきを上あげる。

  Banks earn revenue from the spread between lending and deposit rates.