Because money tied up in capital earns lower returns, that would mean lower profits.

因为束于资本内部之钱，回报率低，这也意味着低利润。

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For businesses, lower prices of consumer goods and services often mean lower profits.

对于企业来说，消费品和服务的降价往往意味着利润减少。

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It will mean, over the cycle, that they will have more capital on average and thus lower profits.

这意味着，经济周期内，银行平均有更多资本，因此降低了利润率。

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He warns that inaction would lead to lower salaries, higher unemployment,lower profits and an increased number of people without insurance.

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If the profits are the problem, then the Non-profit could come in and under cut all the and lower the cost to us all.

如果利润是问题的话，可以让非营利机构操作,来减少花费。

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Too little means lower yields and lower profits. Too much wastes money and causes pollution.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

But the discounters may retaliate with their own price cuts, leaving both with lower profits.

ECONOMIST: Indiscriminate pricing

As a result, all firms make lower profits than if none had offered discounts.

ECONOMIST: Indiscriminate pricing

Apple shares jumped, then dropped, after the company reported lower profits and margins in its fiscal second quarter.

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