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(mɑːʳdʒɪn)
Word forms: plural margins
1. countable noun
A margin is the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in an election or other contest.
They could end up with a 50-point winning margin.
The Sunday Times remains the brand leader by a huge margin.
The margin in favor was 280-to-153.
Synonyms: gap, amount, difference, majority More Synonyms of margin
2. countable noun
The margin of a written or printed page is the empty space at the side of the page.
She added her comments in the margin.
3. variable noun
If there is a margin for something in a situation, there is some freedom to choose what to do or decide how to do it.
The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error. [+ for]
Courts and parliaments have a wide margin of discretion in enforcing convention rights.
Out in front, Clarke had built up such a sizeable safety margin that he eased thepace and started cruising.
Synonyms: room, space, surplus, allowance More Synonyms of margin
4. countable noun
The margin of a place or area is the extreme edge of it.
...the low coastal plain along the western margin.
These islands are on the margins of human habitation.
Synonyms: edge, side, limit, border More Synonyms of margin
5. plural noun
To be on the margins of a society, group, or activity means to be among the least typical or least important parts of it.
Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're onthe margins.
...signs of the party's rapid retreat to the political margins.
6.  See also profit margin

margin in British English

(ˈmɑːdʒɪn) or archaic margent (ˈmɑːdʒənt)
noun
1. 
an edge or rim, and the area immediately adjacent to it; border
2. 
the blank space surrounding the text on a page
3. 
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. mainly Australian
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
the profit on a transaction
9.  economics
the minimum return below which an enterprise becomes unprofitable
10.  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
verb (transitive)
11. 
to provide with a margin; border
12.  finance
to deposit a margin upon
Word origin
C14: from Latin margō border; related to march2, mark1

margin in American English

(ˈmɑrdʒən)
noun
1. 
a border, edge, or brink
the margin of the pond
2. 
the blank space around the printed or written area on a page or sheet
3. 
a limit to what is desirable or possible
4. 
a. 
an amount of money, supplies, etc. reserved or allowed beyond what is needed; extra amount for contingencies or emergencies
b. 
provision for increase, addition, or advance
5. 
the amount by which something is higher or lower
to win by a wide margin
6.  Business and Finance
a. 
the difference between the cost and the selling price of goods produced, sold, etc.
b. 
money or collateral deposited with a broker or other lender, either to meet legal requirements or to insure against loss on contracts, as to buy stocks or commodities which have been financed with funds provided by the lender
c. 
a customer's equity if his or her account is closed at the prevailing prices
d. 
the difference between the face value of a loan and the market value of the collateralput up to secure it
7.  Economics
the minimum return, below which activities are not profitable enough to be continued
8.  Psychology
the fringe of consciousness
verb transitive
9. 
to provide with a margin or border; be a margin to; border
10. 
to enter, place, or summarize in the margin of a page or sheet
11.  Business and Finance
a.  US
to deposit a margin upon
b. 
to hold by depositing or adding to a margin upon
c. 
to purchase (securities) on margin
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈborder
Word origin
ME margine < L margo (gen. marginis): see mark1

margin in Finance

(mɑrdʒɪn)
Word forms: (regular plural) margins
noun
(Finance: Investment, Stocks)
If you buy stocks on the margin, you borrow money in order to buy them, in the hope that they will increase in value before you have to pay the loan back.
The government expanded the scope of permissible capital market activities, suchas allowing finance companies to fund equity purchases on the margin.
People are borrowing on credit cards to gamble on the margin, so that they quickly climb into serious debt to try to recoup losses.
If you buy stocks on the margin, you borrow money in order to buy them, in the hope that they will increase in valuebefore you have to pay the loan back.
margin call

margin in Retail

(mɑrdʒɪn)
Word forms: (regular plural) margins
noun
(Retail: Pricing)
A margin is the difference between the selling price and the cost of an item.
Because the soft-drink bottler actually stocks the supermarket's shelves, store operatorssave on labor costs and generate very lucrative margins on soda sales.
There is no reason why we cannot improve our margins by focusing on our operational efficiencies.
A margin is the difference between the selling price and the cost of an item.
gross profit margin

margin in Accounting 1

(mɑrdʒɪn)
Word forms: (regular plural) margins
noun
(Accounting: Commerce)
A margin is the difference between the selling price and the cost of an item.
Because the soft-drink bottler actually stocks the supermarket's shelves, store operatorssave on labor costs and generate very lucrative margins on soda sales.
There is no reason why we cannot improve our margins by focusing on our operational efficiencies.
A margin is the difference between the selling price and the cost of an item.
Talking about marginsSomething that makes a margin smaller reduces, erodes or squeezes it. Small margins are described as narrow, slim or tight.Something that makes a margin bigger improves it. Large margins are described as high or healthy.

margin in Accounting 2

(mɑrdʒɪn)
Word forms: (regular plural) margins
noun
(Accounting: Investing)
If you buy stocks on the margin, you borrow money in order to buy them, in the hope that they will increase in valuebefore you have to pay the loan back.
The government expanded the scope of permissible capital market activities, suchas allowing finance companies to fund equity purchases on the margin.
People are borrowing on credit cards to gamble on the margin, so that they quickly climb into serious debt to try to recoup losses.
If you buy stocks on the margin, you borrow money in order to buy them, in the hope that they will increase in valuebefore you have to pay the loan back.
operating margin, profit margin

COBUILD Collocations
margin

considerable margin
narrow margin
thin margin
victory margin
wide margin
winning margin

Examples of 'margin' in a sentence
margin

And each victory was by a margin of two goals.
The Sun (2017)
Both the main sides of the business are much higher margin than the old distribution activities.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Two down with two to play, there is now no margin for error.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Only the oldest age groups are positive, though by a smaller margin than they were.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 High gross margins enable companies to survive tough times, but they can also make management complacent.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A margin of error of 200,000 lives?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Generally, cards command gross margins of at least 85 %.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The charity's report found the government-backed target to cut food waste in the home had been missed by a wide margin.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The third refers to winning a game by a wide margin.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
This transition produced a sizeable margin of error.
Croft, James Corporate Cloak and Dagger (1994)
We went into games knowing we could win and we were doing so by big margins.
The Sun (2016)
Banks have doubled fees and margins on the loans.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Our profit margins are two per cent.
The Sun (2011)
 One has a margin of doubt because it is an extremely successful team.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It has tried moving into live music and boosting sales of high margin accessories such as headphones.
The Sun (2012)
Social workers engage with people on the margins of society.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They feel safety margins are being nibbled away in the name of economy and efficiency.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We will probably see lower margins because of the political situation.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This margin of error accounts for the effect of weighting.
Christianity Today (2000)
It is the smallest margin of difference allowed in swimming.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It could come down to those fine margins in the end.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Such margins are the difference between winning and losing.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Instead he is confident that the company can absorb the costs of a national without damaging group margins.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
One area where the margin is small but distinct is the superiority of the southern hemisphere teams at offloading.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Games are decided by fine margins.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She won by a huge margin.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These could include direct controls on the growth of lending, minimum requirements for margins and structural funding limits.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

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In other languages
margin

British English: margin /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/ NOUN
A margin is the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in a contest.
They ended up with a 50-point winning margin.
  • American English: margin
  • Arabic: هَامِشٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: margem
  • Chinese: 差数
  • Croatian: višak
  • Czech: okraj
  • Danish: margen
  • Dutch: marge
  • European Spanish: margen
  • Finnish: reuna reunus
  • French: marge
  • German: Rand
  • Greek: περιθώριο
  • Italian: margine
  • Japanese: へり
  • Korean: 가장자리
  • Norwegian: kant
  • Polish: margines
  • European Portuguese: margem
  • Romanian: marjă
  • Russian: перевес (фин. маржа)
  • Latin American Spanish: margen
  • Swedish: marginal
  • Thai: ขอบ
  • Turkish: sınır
  • Ukrainian: різниця
  • Vietnamese: sự chênh lệch độ chênh

Chinese translation of 'margin'

margin

(ˈmɑːdʒɪn)

n (c)

  1. (= difference) (of votes, points) 差数(數) (chāshù)
  2. (= extra amount) (for safety, error etc) 余(餘)地 (yúdì)
  3. (= space) [of page] 页(頁)边(邊)空白 (yèbiān kòngbái) (个(個), gè)
  4. (= edge) 边(邊)缘(緣) (biānyuán)
    (on) the margins (of sth) (在)(某事物的)边(邊)缘(緣) ((zài) (mǒu shìwù de) biānyuán)
1 (noun) 
Definition
an additional amount or one beyond the minimum necessary
They could end up with a 50-point winning margin.
Synonyms
gap
the gap between the poor and the well-off
amount
difference
majority
They approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine.
2 (noun) 
Definition
an additional amount or one beyond the minimum necessary
There is very little margin for error in the way the money is collected.
Synonyms
room
There's a lot of room for you to express yourself.
space
The furniture proved impractical because it took up too much space.
surplus
allowance
scope
He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative.
play
There should be just enough play to allow the trunk to expand.
compass
latitude
She will be given every latitude in forming a new government.
leeway
Schoolteachers rarely have leeway to teach the way they want.
extra room
elbowroom
3 (noun) 
Definition
an edge, rim, or border
These islands are on the margins of human habitation.
Synonyms
edge
She was standing at the water's edge.
side
Park at the side of the road.
limit
the city limits
border
pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border
bound
boundary
Our organization now operates across national boundaries.
confine
verge (British)
The car pulled over on to the verge off the road.
brink
Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
rim
round the eastern rim of the Mediterranean
brim
She filled her glass right up to the brim.
perimeter
They walked round the perimeter of the stadium.
periphery
Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.
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Synonyms of 'margin'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of brink
Definition
the land at the edge of a body of water
Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
Synonyms
edge,
point,
limit,
border,
lip,
margin,
boundary,
skirt,
frontier,
fringe,
verge (British),
threshold,
rim,
brim
in the sense of latitude
Definition
scope for freedom of action and thought
She will be given every latitude in forming a new government.
Synonyms
scope,
liberty,
indulgence,
freedom,
play,
room,
space,
licence,
leeway,
laxity,
elbowroom,
unrestrictedness
in the sense of leeway
Definition
flexibility of action or expenditure
Schoolteachers rarely have leeway to teach the way they want.
Synonyms
room,
play,
space,
margin,
scope,
latitude,
elbowroom
in the sense of limit
Definition
the boundary of a specific area
the city limits
Synonyms
boundary,
end,
edge,
border,
extent,
pale,
confines,
frontier,
precinct,
perimeter,
periphery
in the sense of majority
Definition
(in an election) the number of votes or seats by which the strongest party or candidate beats the combined opposition or the runner-up
They approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine.
Synonyms
margin,
landslide
in the sense of perimeter
Definition
any boundary around something
They walked round the perimeter of the stadium.
Synonyms
boundary,
edge,
border,
bounds,
limit,
margin,
confines,
periphery,
borderline,
circumference,
ambit
in the sense of periphery
Definition
the boundary or edge of an area or group
Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.
Synonyms
boundary,
edge,
border,
skirt,
fringe,
verge (British),
brink,
outskirts,
rim,
hem,
brim,
perimeter,
circumference,
outer edge,
ambit
in the sense of play
Definition
scope for freedom of movement
There should be just enough play to allow the trunk to expand.
Synonyms
movement,
room,
space,
give (informal),
swing,
sweep,
margin,
slack,
latitude,
leeway,
freedom of movement,
elbowroom,
free motion
in the sense of rim
round the eastern rim of the Mediterranean
Synonyms
margin,
border,
bound,
boundary,
verge (British),
brink,
perimeter,
periphery,
extremity
in the sense of scope
Definition
opportunity for using abilities
He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative.
Synonyms
opportunity,
room,
freedom,
play,
chance,
space,
possibility,
liberty,
latitude,
elbowroom,
leeway

Additional synonyms

in the sense of side
Definition
the area at the edge of something, as opposed to the centre
Park at the side of the road.
Synonyms
border,
margin,
boundary,
verge (British),
flank,
rim,
perimeter,
periphery,
extremity,
edge
in the sense of space
Definition
unoccupied area or room
The furniture proved impractical because it took up too much space.
Synonyms
room,
volume,
capacity,
extent,
margin,
extension,
scope,
play,
expanse,
leeway,
amplitude,
spaciousness,
elbowroom
in the sense of verge
Definition
an edge or rim
The car pulled over on to the verge off the road.
Synonyms
border,
edge,
margin,
limit,
extreme,
lip,
boundary,
threshold,
roadside,
brim
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