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Margin

//ˈmɑːɹd͡ʒ(ə)n// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
  2. 2
    a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits wordnet
  3. 3
    The edge or border of any flat surface.

    "Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge."

  4. 4
    an amount beyond the minimum necessary wordnet
  5. 5
    The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group. figuratively

    "As far as space is concerned, Mary Lamb finds herself at the farthest margin of society - among tramps - when the novel begins."

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  1. 6
    the blank space that surrounds the text on a page wordnet
  2. 7
    A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.

    "margin of victory"

  3. 8
    (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold wordnet
  4. 9
    A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.

    "margin of error"

  5. 10
    the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities wordnet
  6. 11
    The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
  7. 12
    the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary wordnet
  8. 13
    Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.

    "The purchaser then hands over this margin to the person with whom he hypothecates the Stock."

  9. 14
    That which is ancillary; periphery.

    "This model merely nips at the margins."

  10. 15
    The shape of the edge of a leaf.

    "Red Whortleberry leaves have a crenate margin."

Verb
  1. 1
    To add a margin to. transitive
  2. 2
    To enter (notes etc.) into the margin. transitive
  3. 3
    To trade (securities etc.) on margin (collateral). transitive

    "This sounds easy, but bear in mind that margined portfolios decline faster than cash portfolios in a bear market."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo.

Etymology 2

From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo.

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