margin of errornoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmɑː.dʒɪn əv ˈer.ər/us/ˌmɑːr.dʒɪn əv ˈer.ɚ/C2 an extra amount of something, such as time or money, that you allow because there might be a mistake in your calculations:
When archaeologists date objects that are thousands of years old, they allow a margin of error of several hundred years.
The British government estimates that its borrowing requirement this year could reach £150 billion, subject to a wide margin of error.
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Also, extra, and in addition
- added
- additional
- again
- along
- also
- case
- excess
- for good measure idiom
- for luck idiom
- furthermore
- hand
- have sth in hand idiom
- say
- second 1
- thirdly
- to boot idiom
- to cap it all idiom
- to say nothing of ... idiom
- together
- yet
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