margin

Meanings

Plural: margins

Noun

• the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
• an amount beyond the minimum necessary
  • "the margin of victory"
• the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
• (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
• the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
  • "he jotted a note in the margin"
• a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
• The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
• The edge or border of any flat surface.
• The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
• A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.
• A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
• The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
• 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.
• That which is ancillary; periphery.
• The shape of the edge of a leaf.

Verb

• To add a margin to.
• To enter (notes etc.) into the margin.
• To trade (securities etc.) on margin (collateral).

Synonyms

allowance, border, gross profit, gross profit margin, leeway, perimeter, security deposit, tolerance

Related Words

admarginate, marginal, marginalia, marginalization, marginalize