Remargin
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An additional payment made when remargining.
"Order received from Mr. H.E. Beckett to buy ten shares Tennessee Coal and Iron at 17¼, remargin required, $30."
- 2 The act of remargining.
"He was unable to explain to our satisfaction how he could handle 10 shares on $30 margin “so that all transactions made under the double trading system are protected and there are no calls for remargins.""
- 1 To update the margin on an investment; to check and if necessary adjust the collateral security to a broker in case the price of an investment has changed more than the current margin can cover.
"Positive denial is made by local dealers of the report from New York that Chicago owners of storage eggs will be required to remargin their holdings at $1.50."
- 2 To change the size of the margin (on a document).
"To name a few of its abilities, it will: • align margins left or right, or center lines • automatically put in returns as you type • indent (or outdent) paragraphs • allow you to insert or delete freely • move paragraphs (or any portion of the text) from place to place • allow you to undo a deletion • remargin and reparagraph if necessary • do a wide range of search and search-and-replace operations"
Example
More examples"Positive denial is made by local dealers of the report from New York that Chicago owners of storage eggs will be required to remargin their holdings at $1.50."
Etymology
From re- + margin.
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