margin

Meaning

Noun

1. The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
2. The edge or border of any flat surface.
3. (figuratively) The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
4. A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.
5. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
6. The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
7. 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.
8. That which is ancillary; periphery.
9. The shape of the edge of a leaf.

Verb

1. (transitive) To add a margin to.
2. (transitive) To enter (notes etc.) into the margin.
3. (transitive) To trade (securities etc.) on margin (collateral).

Synonyms

edge

border

rim

fringe

brim

side

allowance

brink

scope

limit

verge

tolerance

bank

🏦

hem

profit margin

margin of profit

reserve

perimeter

lip

end

🔚

marge

leeway

gross profit margin

room

spread

shore

tolerance limit

blank space

welt

outline

balance

boundary

limbus

difference

security deposit

skirt

time

⌚

gross profit

gap

latitude

periphery

outskirts

tip

frame

follow

cause

flange

felloe

brow

extremity

Translations

marge

margen

Rand

margine

margem

🏦

marge

marge

bord

rand

περιθώριο

Marge

kant

Gewinnspanne

Begrenzung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑːd͡ʒɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: margyn

In summary

From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo.

Sentences

Later in the round , Richmond lost to the North Melbourne by a large margin .