margarine
noun
mar·ga·rine ˈmär-jə-rən 
-ˌrēn;
ˈmärj-rən
: a food product made usually from vegetable oils churned with ripened skim milk to a smooth emulsion and used like butter
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Melt butter or margarine in frying pan, add shrimp and onions, and saute for 3 minutes; do not brown. 
Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021 Set aside 2 tablespoons of the butter or margarine. Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022 Fruits and vegetables cost 8 percent more, staples such as bread and cereal have jumped 14 percent, and butter and margarine are up a whopping 26 percent. Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 The nosedive, along with a drop in soybean oil and similar commodities, could portend cheaper household items such as chocolate, margarine and shampoo. Michael Hirtzer, Fortune, 27 June 2022 Serving platters get smeared with measured amounts of margarine. Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2022 People live in houses built by Unilever, those who can afford it eat margarine produced for Unilever, and members of the C.A.T.P.C. often make art that reacts to the impact of Unilever. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 For desserts, think about replacing nuts with seeds, cow’s milk with nondairy milk, regular flour with gluten-free flour, and butter with a dairy-free margarine. Debi Lewis, Bon Appétit, 4 May 2022 Researchers also stated that swapping out 10 grams a day of margarine, butter, mayonnaise and dairy fat with olive oil was found to lower the risk of death. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2022 See More
Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021 Set aside 2 tablespoons of the butter or margarine. Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022 Fruits and vegetables cost 8 percent more, staples such as bread and cereal have jumped 14 percent, and butter and margarine are up a whopping 26 percent. Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 The nosedive, along with a drop in soybean oil and similar commodities, could portend cheaper household items such as chocolate, margarine and shampoo. Michael Hirtzer, Fortune, 27 June 2022 Serving platters get smeared with measured amounts of margarine. Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2022 People live in houses built by Unilever, those who can afford it eat margarine produced for Unilever, and members of the C.A.T.P.C. often make art that reacts to the impact of Unilever. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 For desserts, think about replacing nuts with seeds, cow’s milk with nondairy milk, regular flour with gluten-free flour, and butter with a dairy-free margarine. Debi Lewis, Bon Appétit, 4 May 2022 Researchers also stated that swapping out 10 grams a day of margarine, butter, mayonnaise and dairy fat with olive oil was found to lower the risk of death. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, ultimately from Greek margaron pearl, probably back-formation from margaritēs
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
margarine
noun
mar·ga·rine ˈmär-jə-rən
: a food product made usually from vegetable oils and skim milk and used as a spread or for cooking
Medical Definition
margarine
noun
mar·ga·rine ˈmärj-(ə-)rən, -ə-ˌrēn
: a food product made usually from vegetable oils churned with ripened skim milk to a smooth emulsion, often fortified with vitamins A and D, and used as a substitute for butter