margin
noun
1. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
Similar word(s): border, perimeter
Definition categories: shape, bound, boundary, edge
2. an amount beyond the minimum necessary
- the margin of victory
Definition categories: attribute, amount
3. the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
Definition categories: possession, deposit
4. (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
Definition categories: possession, earnings, lucre, net, profit, profits
5. the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
- he jotted a note in the margin
Definition categories: communication, place, space
6. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
Similar word(s): allowance, leeway, tolerance
Definition categories: attribute, disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance
Sentences with margin as a noun:
- margin of error
verb
1. To add a margin to.