Margin

Quick meaning: Margin is a noun meaning (typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.

Meaning

(typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.

More Meanings

1. The edge or border of any flat surface.
2. (figuratively) The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
3. A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.
4. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
5. (finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
6. That which is ancillary; periphery.
7. (finance) 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.

Example Sentences

margin of error

margin of victory

in Kentucky, for example, Trump beat Hillary Clinton by a nearly two-to-one margin

The purchaser then hands over this margin to the person with whom he hypothecates the Stock.

Word Forms

• margins
• margining
• margined

Synonyms for margin

Depending on context, synonyms include edge, tolerance, border, perimeter, allowance, leeway.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include perimeter, border, edge, allowance, tolerance, leeway.

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