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mar·gin  (märjn)
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.

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

margined adj.

margin [ˈmɑːdʒɪn]
n
1. an edge or rim, and the area immediately adjacent to it; border
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the blank space surrounding the text on a page
3. (Communication Arts / 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. (Business / 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. (Business / Commerce) Commerce the profit on a transaction
9. (Economics) Economics the minimum return below which an enterprise becomes unprofitable
10. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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 Also (archaic) margent [ˈmɑːdʒənt]
vb (tr)
1. to provide with a margin; border
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance to deposit a margin upon
[from Latin margō border; related to march2, mark1]

In cartography, the area of a map or chart lying outside the border.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.marginmargin - the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
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.marginmargin - the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
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
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
discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"

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.
Translations
margin [ˈmɑːdʒɪn] N
1. (on page) → margen m
to write sth in the marginescribir algo al margen
2. (fig) → margen m
margin of errormargen m de error
margin of safetymargen m de seguridad
to win by a wide/narrow marginvencer por un amplio/estrecho margen
they live on the margin(s) of societyviven al margen or marginados de la sociedad
3. (Comm) (also profit margin, margin of profit) → margen m de beneficios

margin [ˈmɑːrdʒɪn] 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

margin
n
(on page) → Rand m; a note (written) in the margineine Randbemerkung, eine Bemerkung am Rand
(= extra amount)Spielraum m; margin of errorFehlerspielraum m; to allow for a margin of erroretwaige Fehler mit einkalkulieren; he left a safety margin of one hoursicherheitshalber kalkulierte er einen Spielraum von einer Stunde ein; by a narrow marginknapp; it’s within the safety margindas ist noch sicher
(Comm: also profit margin) → Gewinnspanne f, → Verdienstspanne f
(liter, = edge) → Rand m, → Saum m (liter); the grassy margin of the lakedas grüne Seeufer

margin:
margin release
nRandlöser m
margin stop
nRandsteller m

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

margin
n margin [ˈmaːdʒin]
1 the blank edge round a page of writing or print Please write your comments in the margin. kantlyn هامِش празна част на лист okraj margen; margin der Rand περιθώριο margen serv حاشیه marginaali marge שוּלַיִים हाशिया obrub margó ruang tepi spássía margine 欄外 (페이지의) 여백 paraštė lappuses mala ruang tepi kantlijn marg; kant, rand margines margem margine поле okraj rob margina marginal ขอบ boşluk 頁邊的空白 край حاشیہ lề
2 an edge or border the margin of the lake. rant حافَّه предел kraj udkant die Grenze άκρη margen äär لبه reuna bord שָׂפָה अतिरिक्त राशि granični pojas határ tepi brún, jaðar margine, bordo 가장자리 pakraštys mala; robeža tepi rand bredd, rand, kant brzeg, skraj margem mal; graniţă край kraj rob ivica kant, strand ริม kenar 邊緣 берег کنارا یا حاشیہ mép; bờ
3 something extra, beyond what should be needed Leave a wide margin for error! speling مَجال، هامِش، مَساحَه поле rezerva margen; margin der Überschuß περιθώριο margen (mängu)ruum حد pelivara 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 marge spillerom, margin rezerwa, margines margem marjă запас rezerva presežek višak marginal ส่วนที่เผื่อเอาไว้ tolerans, pay 餘裕, 餘地 запас گنجائش số dư 裕,
adj marginal
small and almost non-existent or unimportant a marginal improvement. marginaal هامِشي твърде малък okrajový, minimální marginal; underordnet am Rande οριακός marginal, al margen marginaalne حاشیه ای vähäinen marginal שוּלִי हाशिये का बहुत कम rubni, krajnji csekély jelentőségű, marginális kecil, tipis lágmarks- marginale 周辺的な 한계의, 최저한의 nedidelis, nežymus niecīgs; mazs kecil miniem underordnet, marginal marginesowy insignificante marginal незначительный minimálny obroben marginalan marginell เล็กและไม่สำคัญ önemsiz, ufak 微不足道的, 邊緣的 мінімальний غیر اہم không đáng kể ,

margin هامش okraj margen Rand περιθώριο margen reuna marge margina margine へり 가장자리 kantlijn kant margines margem граница marginal ขอบ sınır biên 边际


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