margin
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: martin, marin, marlin, marvin, markin, margie, marcin, mardin, margi, marrin, margit
Antonyms: martin, marin, marlin, marvin, markin, margie, marcin, mardin, margi, marrin, margit
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- {{lb|en|typography}} The [[edge]] of the [[paper]], typically left [[blank]] when [[print]]ing but sometimes used for [[annotation]]s etc.
- The edge or [[border]] of any [[flat]] surface.
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} The edge defining [[inclusion]] in or [[exclusion]] from a [[set]] or [[group]].
- {{senseid|en|difference in score}} A [[difference]] or [[ratio]] between results, characteristics, scores.
- A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
- {{lb|en|finance}} The [[yield]] or [[profit]]; the selling price minus the cost of production.
- {{lb|en|finance}} [[collateral|Collateral]] [[security]] [[deposit]]ed with a [[broker]], to [[compensate]] the broker in the event of loss in the [[speculative]] buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.
- That which is [[ancillary]]; [[periphery]].
- {{lb|en|botany}} The shape of the edge of a leaf.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To add a [[#Noun|margin]] to; to [[furnish]] with a margin.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To enter (notes etc.) into the margin.
- {{lb|en|transitive|finance}} To trade ([[security|securities]] etc.) on [[#Noun|margin]] ([[collateral]]).
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