margin

mar·gin

 (mär′jĭn)

n.

1. An edge and the area immediately adjacent to it; a border. See Synonyms at border.

2. The blank space bordering the written or printed area on a page.

3. A limit in a condition or process, beyond or below which something is no longer possible or acceptable: the margin of reality; has crossed the margin of civilized behavior.

4. An amount allowed beyond what is needed: a small margin of safety. See Synonyms at room.

5. A measure, quantity, or degree of difference: a margin of 500 votes.

6. Economics

a. The minimum return that an enterprise may earn and still pay for itself.

b. The difference between the cost and the selling price of securities or commodities.

c. The difference between the market value of collateral and the face value of a loan.

7. An amount in money, or represented by securities, deposited by a customer with a broker as a provision against loss on transactions made on account.

8. Botany The border of a leaf.

tr.v. mar·gined, mar·gin·ing, mar·gins

1. To provide with a margin.

2. To be a margin to; border.

3. To inscribe or enter in the margin of a page.

4. Economics

a. To add margin to: margin up a brokerage account.

b. To deposit margin for: margin a transaction.

c. To buy or hold (securities) by depositing or adding to a margin.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin margō, margin-; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]

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mar′gined adj.

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margin

(ˈmɑːdʒɪn) or archaic

margent

n

1. an edge or rim, and the area immediately adjacent to it; border

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the blank space surrounding the text on a page

3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a vertical line on a page, esp one on the left-hand side, delineating this space

4. an additional amount or one beyond the minimum necessary: a margin of error.

5. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) chiefly Austral a payment made in addition to a basic wage, esp for special skill or responsibility

6. a bound or limit

7. the amount by which one thing differs from another: a large margin separated the parties.

8. (Commerce) commerce the profit on a transaction

9. (Economics) economics the minimum return below which an enterprise becomes unprofitable

10. (Banking & Finance) finance

a. collateral deposited by a client with a broker as security

b. the excess of the value of a loan's collateral over the value of the loan

vb (tr)

11. to provide with a margin; border

12. (Banking & Finance) finance to deposit a margin upon

[C14: from Latin margō border; related to march², mark¹]

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mar•gin

(ˈmɑr dʒɪn)

n.

1. the space around the printed or written matter on a page.

2. a border; edge.

3. an amount allowed or available beyond what is necessary: margin for error.

4. a limit beyond or below which something ceases to exist or to be desirable or possible: the margin of endurance.

5. an amount or degree of difference: to win by a margin of three votes.

6.

a. security, usu. a percentage of a transaction, that a client deposits with a broker as a provision against loss.

b. the amount representing the client's investment or equity in such an account.

7. the difference between the amount of a loan and the market value of the collateral pledged as security for it.

8. the difference between the cost of merchandise and the net sales.

9. the point at which the return from economic activity barely covers the cost of production and below which production is unprofitable.

v.t.

10. to provide with a margin or border.

11. to enter in the margin, as of a book.

12.

a. to deposit a margin upon: to margin an account.

b. to purchase (securities) on margin.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin margin- (s. of margō) border]

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margin

In cartography, the area of a map or chart lying outside the border.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

margin

Past participle: margined
Gerund: margining

Imperative

margin

margin

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	margin - the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary perimeter, border lip - either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell bound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area
	2.	margin - an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory" amount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people" margin of error, margin of safety, safety margin - the margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress" narrow margin, slimness, narrowness - a small margin; "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote"
	3.	margin - the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities security deposit down payment, deposit - a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
	4.	margin - (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold gross profit, gross profit margin corporate finance - the financial activities of corporation net income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
	5.	margin - the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; "he jotted a note in the margin" page - one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains blank space, space, place - a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
	6.	margin - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits leeway, allowance, tolerance discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"

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margin

noun

1. gap, amount, difference, majority They could end up with a 50-point winning margin.

2. room, space, surplus, allowance, scope, play, compass, latitude, leeway, extra room, elbowroom There is very little margin for error in the way the money is collected.

3. edge, side, limit, border, bound, boundary, confine, verge, brink, rim, brim, perimeter, periphery These islands are on the margins of human habitation.

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margin

noun

1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:

border, borderline, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, periphery, rim, verge.

Chiefly Military: perimeter.

2. Suitable opportunity to accept or allow something:

elbowroom, latitude, leeway, play, room, scope.

verb

To put or form a border on:

border, bound, edge, fringe, rim, skirt, verge.

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Translations

حافَّهمَجال، هامِش، مَساحَههَامِشٌهامِش

okrajrezervakraj

margenmarginudkant

RandÜberschussGrenze

περιθώριο

margen

reuna

margebord

višak

hibahatármargó

brún, jaîarskekkjumörk, frávikspássía

marginemargine di sicurezzalembomarginare

へり

가장자리

nežymusparaštė

lappuses malamalarezerverobeža

marge

margmarginkant

margines

margem

перевес (фин. маржа)

rob

marginal

ขอบ

boşlukkenarpaysınırtolerans

sự chênh lệch

余地余裕差数边缘页边的空白

margin

[ˈmɑːdʒɪn] N

1. (on page) → margen m
to write sth in the margin → escribir algo al margen

2. (fig) → margen m
margin of error → margen m de error
margin of safety → margen m de seguridad
to win by a wide/narrow margin → vencer por un amplio/estrecho margen
they live on the margin(s) of society → viven al margen or marginados de la sociedad

3. (Comm) (also profit margin, margin of profit) → margen m de beneficios

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margin

[ˈmɑː^rdʒɪn] n

[page] → marge f
Write notes in the margin → Écrivez vos notes dans la marge.

(between totals, scores) → marge f
by a small margin [lose, fail] → de peu
to win by a small margin → gagner par une faible marge, gagner avec un faible écart
They won by the small margin of five seats → Ils gagnèrent par une faible marge de cinq sièges., Ils gagnèrent avec un faible écart de cinq sièges.
to vote by a narrow margin to do sth → voter pour faire qch par une faible marge

(= allowance) a safety margin → une marge de sécurité
a margin for error → une marge d'erreur

(= edge) → lisière f
We came to the margin of the wood → Nous sommes arrivés à la lisière du bois.
on the margins of society → en marge de la société
the political margins → la marge de la vie politique

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margin

n

(on page) → Rand m; a note (written) in the margin → eine Randbemerkung, eine Bemerkung am Rand

(= extra amount) → Spielraum m; margin of error → Fehlerspielraum m; to allow for a margin of error → etwaige Fehler mit einkalkulieren; he left a safety margin of one hour → sicherheitshalber kalkulierte er einen Spielraum von einer Stunde ein; by a narrow margin → knapp; it’s within the safety margin → das ist noch sicher

(Comm: also profit margin) → Gewinnspanne f, → Verdienstspanne f

(liter, = edge) → Rand m, → Saum m (liter); the grassy margin of the lake → das grüne Seeufer

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margin

:

margin release

n → Randlöser m

margin stop

n → Randsteller m

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margin

[ˈmɑːdʒɪn] n (gen) (fig) → margine m
to win by a wide/narrow margin → vincere con largo margine/di stretta misura

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

margin

(ˈmaːdʒin) noun

1. the blank edge round a page of writing or print. Please write your comments in the margin. kantlyn هامِش празна част на лист margem okraj der Rand margen; margin περιθώριοmargen serv حاشیه marginaali marge שוּלַיִים हाशिया obrub margó ruang tepi spássía margine 欄外 (페이지의) 여백 paraštė lappuses mala ruang tepi kantlijnmarg; kant, rand margines څوكه،څنډه margem margine поле okraj rob margina marginal ขอบ boşluk 頁邊的空白 край حاشیہ lề 页边的空白

2. an edge or border. the margin of the lake. rant حافَّه предел margem kraj die Grenze udkant άκρηmargen äär لبه reunus bordשפה अतिरिक्त राशि granični pojas határ tepi brún, jaðar margine, bordo 縁 가장자리 pakraštys mala; robeža tepi randbredd, rand, kantbrzeg, skraj څنډه margem mal; graniţă край kraj rob ivica kant, strand ริม kenar 邊緣 берег کنارا یا حاشیہ mép; bờ 边缘

3. something extra, beyond what should be needed. Leave a wide margin for error! speling مَجال، هامِش، مَساحَه поле margem rezerva der Überschuß margen; margin περιθώριοmargen (mängu)ruum حد vara marge כָּמוּת עוֹדֶפֶת छोर पट्टी, परिसीमा, धारा, कोर, किनारा, अतिरिक्त dovoljan prostor (hiba)határ kelonggaran skekkjumörk, (villu)frávik margine 余裕 (시간, 돈 따위의) 여지, 여유 atsarga rezerve kelonggaran margespillerom, marginrezerwa, margines حد او اندازه margem marjă запас rezerva presežek višak marginal ส่วนที่เผื่อเอาไว้ tolerans, pay 餘裕, 餘地 запас گنجائش số dư 余裕，余地

ˈmarginal adjective

small and almost non-existent or unimportant. a marginal improvement. marginaal هامِشي твърде малък insignificante okrajový, minimální am Rande marginal; underordnet οριακόςmarginal, al margen marginaalne حاشیه ای marginaalinen marginalשולי हाशिये का बहुत कम rubni, krajnji csekély jelentőségű, marginális kecil, tipis lágmarks- marginale 周辺的な 한계의, 최저한의 nedidelis, nežymus niecīgs; mazs kecil miniemunderordnet, marginal marginesowy څنډه يز insignificante marginal незначительный minimálny obroben marginalan marginell เล็กและไม่สำคัญ önemsiz, ufak 微不足道的, 不重要的 мінімальний غیر اہم không đáng kể 微小的，不重要的

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margin

→ هَامِشٌ okraj margen Rand περιθώριο margen reuna marge višak margine へり 가장자리 marge kant margines margem перевес (фин. маржа) marginal ขอบ sınır sự chênh lệch 差数

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mar·gin

n. margen, borde.

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margin

n margen m

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