Margin (Noun)
Meaning 1
An amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The team won the game by a narrow margin of only two points.
- The politician's margin of victory was so small that a recount was requested.
- The company's profit margin was significantly reduced due to increased production costs.
- The safety margin on the bridge was calculated to be several feet beyond the minimum required.
- The stock market's margin of error was evident in the sudden and unexpected downturn.
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Meaning 2
The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The margin of the page was wide enough to write notes in.
- The garden's margin was overgrown with weeds and needed to be trimmed.
- The margin of the lake was lined with tall trees that provided shade for fishermen.
- The margin of the forest was where the wild animals would often venture out to find food.
- The margin of the road was littered with trash and debris from passing cars.
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Meaning 3
The blank space that surrounds the text on a page; "he jotted a note in the margin".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
The amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities.
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 5
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold.
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 6
A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.