Dictionary Definition
margin
Noun
2 a permissible difference; allowing some freedom
to move within limits [syn: allowance, leeway, tolerance]
3 the amount of collateral a customer deposits
with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
[syn: security
deposit]
4 (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods
and services sold [syn: gross
profit, gross
profit margin]
5 the blank space that surrounds the text on a
page
6 a strip near the boundary of an object; "he
jotted a note on the margin of the page" [syn: edge]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)dʒɪn
Noun
Derived terms
Translations
edge of the paper that remains blank
- Czech: okraj
- German: Seitenrand
selling price minus the cost
- Czech: marže
- German: Gewinnspanne , Gewinnmarge , Marge
Extensive Definition
Margin may refer to:
- Margin (economics)
- Margin (finance), a type of financial collateral used to cover credit risk
- Margin (typography), the white space that surrounds the content of a page
- Margin (machine learning), the distance between a decision boundary and a data point
- Continental margin, the zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust
See also
margin in Esperanto: Margxeno
margin in French: Marge
margin in Dutch: Marge
margin in Polish: Margines
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abut,
adjoin, aesthetic
distance, air space, allowance, ample scope,
balance, bank, befringe, bind, blank check, board, bonus, border, bordure, bound, boundary line, bounds, brim, brink, brow, caesura, carte blanche, caution, caution money, clearance, coast, collateral, collateral
security, compass,
connect, deep space,
delicacy, delicate
distinction, deposit,
depths of space, differentia, differential, discontinuity, distance, distance between,
distinction,
divergence, dividend, double space,
edge, elbowroom, em space, en space,
enframe, exhaust price,
extent, extra, farness, featheredge, field, fine point, flange, forfeit, frame, free course, free hand,
free play, free scope, freeboard, freedom, fringe, frontier, full scope, full
swing, gratuity, hair
space, hairline, half
space, headroom,
hem, hiatus, infinity, interim, intermediate space,
interruption,
interspace, interstice, interval, join, jump, labellum, labium, labrum, lacuna, lagniappe, lap, latitude, leap, ledge, leeway, leftover, length, light-years, limb, limbus, limits, line, lip, list, long rope, maneuvering space,
march, marge, marginate, mileage, minimum, narrow margin, neighbor, nice distinction,
nicety, no holds barred,
nuance, open space,
outline, overage, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, overset, overstock, oversupply, parsecs, particle of difference,
perimeter, periphery, perspective, piece, play, plus, point of difference, pourboire, purfle, purl, ragged edge, range, reach, refinement, remainder, remoteness, rim, room, room to spare, rope, scope, sea room, selvage, separation, set off, shade of
difference, shoestring margin, shore, side, sideline, single space,
skirt, something extra,
space, space between,
span, spare, spare room, stake, stretch, stride, subtle distinction,
subtlety, surplus, surplusage, surround, swing, thin margin, time interval,
tip, tolerance, touch, trim, trimming, verge, way, ways, wide berth, wide
margin