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1. (n.) margin
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
2. margin
a border; edge.
3. margin
an amount allowed or available beyond what is necessary:
margin for error.
4. margin
a limit beyond or below which something ceases to exist or to be desirable or possible:
the margin of endurance.
5. margin
an amount or degree of difference:
to win by a margin of three votes.
6. margin
security, usu. a percentage of a transaction, that a client deposits with a broker as a provision against loss.
7. margin
the amount representing the client's investment or equity in such an account.
8. margin
the difference between the amount of a loan and the market value of the collateral pledged as security for it.
9. margin
the difference between the cost of merchandise and the net sales.
10. margin
the point at which the return from economic activity barely covers the cost of production and below which production is unprofitable.
11. (v.t.) margin
to provide with a margin or border.
12. margin
to enter in the margin, as of a book.
13. margin
to deposit a margin upon:
to margin an account.
14. margin
to purchase (securities) on margin.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L margin- (s. of margō) border)
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| Definition of 'Margin' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) margin, border, perimeter
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
2. (noun) margin
an amount beyond the minimum necessary
"the margin of victory"
3. (noun) margin, security deposit
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
4. (noun) gross profit, gross profit margin, margin
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
5. (noun) margin
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
"he jotted a note in the margin"
6. (noun) allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
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1. (noun) margin
an empty space at the side of a page
There were notes written in the margin.
2. margin
the amount sth is won by
to win by a wide/narrow margin
3. margin
an allowance of extra time, money, etc. that is included in order to guarantee success
The problem with this system is that there's no margin for error.
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| Definition of 'Margin' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Margin
a border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake
2. (noun) Margin
specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing
3. (noun) Margin
the difference between the cost and the selling price of an article
4. (noun) Margin
something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty
5. (noun) Margin
collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc
6. (verb) Margin
to furnish with a margin
7. (verb) Margin
to enter in the margin of a page
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| Definition of 'Margin' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Margin
In cartography, the area of a map or chart lying outside the border.
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Sense: the blank edge round a page of writing or print
Please write your comments in the margin.
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 Afrikaans: kantlyn |
 Arabic: هامِش |
 Bulgarian: празна част на лист |
 Brazilian: margem |
 Czech: okraj |
 German: der Rand |
 Danish: margen; margin |
 Greek: περιθώριο |
 Spanish: margen |
 Estonian: serv |
 Farsi: حاشیه |
 Finnish: marginaali |
 French: marge |
 Hebrew: שוּלַיִים |
 Hindi: हाशिया |
 Croatian: obrub |
 Hungarian: margó |
 Indonesian: ruang tepi |
 Icelandic: spássía |
 Italian: margine |
 Japanese: 欄外 |
 Korean: (페이지의) 여백 |
 Lithuanian: paraštė |
 Latvian: lappuses mala |
 Malay: ruang tepi |
 Dutch: kantlijn |
 Norwegian: marg; kant, rand |
 Polish: margines |
 Persian: حاشیه |
 Pashto: څوكه،څنډه |
 Portuguese: margem |
 Romanian: margine |
 Russian: поле |
 Slovak: okraj |
 Slovenian: rob |
 Serbian: margina |
 Swedish: marginal |
 Thai: ขอบ |
 Turkish: boşluk |
 Taiwanese: 頁邊的空白 |
 Ukrainian: край |
 Urdu: حاشیہ |
 Vietnamese: lề |
 Chinese: 页边的空白 |
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