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English noun: margin | |||
| 1. | margin (shape) the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary | ||
| Synonyms | border, perimeter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, boundary, edge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lip | ||
| 2. | margin (attribute) an amount beyond the minimum necessary | ||
| Samples | The margin of victory. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amount | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | margin of error, margin of safety, narrow margin, narrowness, safety margin, slimness | ||
| 3. | margin (possession) the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities | ||
| Synonyms | security deposit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deposit, down payment | ||
| 4. | margin (possession) (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | ||
| Synonyms | gross profit, gross profit margin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits | ||
| Domain category | corporate finance | ||
| 5. | margin (communication) the blank space that surrounds the text on a page | ||
| Samples | He jotted a note in the margin. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blank space, place, space | ||
| Part meronym | page | ||
| 6. | margin (attribute) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | ||
| Synonyms | allowance, leeway, tolerance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance | ||
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