margin
The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for…The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
» Our profit margin is very small.
Meaning
9 sensesThe edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
Seitenrand
по́леpóle, поля́poljá
по́леpóle, маргіне́сmarhinés
The edge or border of any flat surface.
крайkraj, кро́мкаkrómka
(figuratively)The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
маргіне́сmarhinés
A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.
margin of victory
A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
margin of error
до́пускdópusk
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
Gewinnspanne, Gewinnmarge, Marge
при́быльpríbylʹ, маржа́maržá
ма́ржаmárža
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.
Einschuss
That which is ancillary; periphery.
This model merely nips at the margins.
The shape of the edge of a leaf.
Examples
41 sentencesOur profit margin is very small.
This is a low-margin business.
This is a high-margin business.
This product brought us a large margin.
ruЭтот продукт принёс нам большую прибыль.
deMit diesem Produkt erzielten wir eine große Gewinnspanne.
I allowed a margin of ten minutes.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusatiFrom Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo.
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Forms
plural: marginsSynonyms
8 synonyms- the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities:security deposit
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary:borderperimeter
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits:allowanceleewaytolerance
- (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold:gross profitgross profit margin