Definitions for margin
ˈmɑr dʒɪnmar·gin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.6 / 7 votes

1. margin, border, perimeternoun

   the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

2. marginnoun

   an amount beyond the minimum necessary

   "the margin of victory"

3. margin, security depositnoun

   the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities

4. gross profit, gross profit margin, marginnoun

   (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

5. marginnoun

   the blank space that surrounds the text on a page

   "he jotted a note in the margin"

6. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerancenoun

   a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. marginnoun

   The edge of the paper that remains blank.

2. marginnoun

   The edge of any flat surface.

3. marginnoun

   The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from of a set or group.

4. marginnoun

   A difference between results, characteristics, scores.

5. marginnoun

   A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.

   margin of error

6. marginnoun

   The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.

7. marginverb

   To add a margin to.

8. Etymology: From marginis, genitive of margo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marge, Margent, Marginnoun

   Etymology: margo, Latin; marge, French.

   1. The border; the brink; the edge; the verge.

   He drew his flaming sword, and struck
   At him so fiercely, that the upper marge
   Of his sevenfold shield away it took. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   Never since
   Met we on hill, in dale, forest, or mead,
   Or on the beached margent of the sea. William Shakespeare.

   An airy crowd came rushing where he stood,
   Which fill’d the margin of the fatal flood. John Dryden, Æn.

   2. The edge of a page left blank, or fill’d with a short note.

   As much love in rhime,
   As would be cramm’d up in a sheet of paper
   Writ on both sides the leaf, margent and all. William Shakespeare.

   Reconcile those two places, which both you and the margins of our bibles acknowledge to be parallel. Henry Hammond.

   He knows in law, nor text, nor margent. Jonathan Swift.

   3. The edge of a wound or sore.

   All the advantage to be gathered from it is only from the evenness of its margin, the purpose will be as fully answered by keeping that under only. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. margin

   Margin generally refers to the edge or border of something, or the amount by which something is won or falls short. However, its specific meaning can vary depending on the context. In business, margin refers to the difference between the cost of producing a product or service and its selling price. In finance, it can refer to the collateral a buyer provides in a margin account to cover credit risk for the broker. In computing, it refers to the blank space around the edge of a page or a screen. In politics, it can refer to the amount of votes by which a candidate wins an election.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marginnoun

   a border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake

2. Marginnoun

   specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing

3. Marginnoun

   the difference between the cost and the selling price of an article

4. Marginnoun

   something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty

5. Marginnoun

   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. Marginverb

   to furnish with a margin

7. Marginverb

   to enter in the margin of a page

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Margin

   In finance, a margin is collateral that the holder of a financial instrument has to deposit to cover some or all of the credit risk of their counterparty. This risk can arise if the holder has done any of the following: ⁕Borrowed cash from the counterparty to buy financial instruments, ⁕Sold financial instruments short, or ⁕Entered into a derivative contract. The collateral can be in the form of cash or securities, and it is deposited in a margin account. On United States futures exchanges, margins were formerly called performance bonds. Most of the exchanges today use SPAN methodology, which was developed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1988, for calculating margins for options and futures.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Margin

   mär′jin, n. an edge, border: the blank edge on the page of a book: something allowed more than is needed, in case of unforeseen things happening: a sum of money, or its value in securities, deposited with a broker to protect him against loss on transactions made on account: a deposit made by each of two brokers, parties to a contract, when one is 'called up' by the other.—v.t. to furnish with margins, enter on the margin.—ns. Marge, Marg′ent (poet.), edge, brink.—adjs. Marged; Mar′ginal, pertaining to a margin: placed in the margin.—n. Marginā′lia, notes written on the margin.—v.t. Mar′ginalise, to furnish with notes.—adv. Mar′ginally.—adjs. Mar′ginate, -d, having a margin; Mar′gined.—Marginal credit, a method by which a merchant at home can render bills drawn upon him abroad saleable there, by associating a well-known banker's name on their margin with his own; Marginal notes, notes written or printed on the margin of a book or writing. [L. margo, marginis; cf. mark.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. margin

   In cartography, the area of a map or chart lying outside the border.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Margin

   that portion of a surface within the edge, bounded on the inner side by the sub-margin and consisting of a more or less dilated imaginary line.

Matched Categories

1. • Amount
   • Corporate Finance
   • Deposit
   • Divergence
   • Profit
   • Space

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'margin' in Nouns Frequency: #1509

Anagrams for margin »

1. Ingram

2. arming

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of margin in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of margin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of margin in a Sentence

1. Arnold Bennett:

   A first-rate Organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps up his sleeve a margin for the unexpected.

2. Randeshwaro Palhist:

   India needs to know the name of those marketing agencies which are creating artificial glut and trending for Oxygen demand for some margin to promote the business of rich people.

3. Cao Xuefeng:

   The aggressive stocks and margin financing actually go together, it's margin financing's facilitator, previously, many people used financing to buy into shares that went soaring. After sufficient losses, there might be much room to fall.

4. Tiger Woods:

   I think it's important for me to at least show representation on Tour, to show that it is possible because that's what Tiger showed me and people like Serena Williams and even WNBA( Women's National Basketball Association) players showed me. . cnnix-golf __ pullquote { position : relative ; color : # 0D6843 ; margin : 25px auto ; padding : 10px 0 14px 0 ; width : 100 % ; max-width : 660px ; border-left : 0 ; }. cnnix-golf __ pullquote : before,. cnnix-golf __ pullquote : after { position : absolute ; content :'' ; width : 50px ; height : 2px ; left : 50 % ; transform : translateX( -50 %) ; - webkit-transform : translateX( -50 %) ; background-color : # 0D6843 ; }. cnnix-golf __ pullquote : before { top : 0 ; }. cnnix-golf __ pullquote : after { bottom : -2 px ; }. cnnix-golf __ pullquote-quote { margin : 0 ; text-align : center ; font-size : 30px ; line-height : 1.15 ; padding : 0 10px ; } @media only screen and( min-width : 768px) {. cnnix-golf __ pullquote { margin : 50px auto ; }. cnnix-golf __ pullquote-quote { font-size : 50px ; } } The climate of men's and women's sports... there's a lot of improvement to be had. {.

5. Zhang Chen:

   Many of the investors I know bought stocks using margin financing, with little cash left in their accounts, recent slumps left them with no choice but to sell on margin calls.

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