English dictionary

margin

/'m/A/r/dZ//I/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

noun.shape

Synonyms border perimeter

Source: WordNet 3.0
an amount beyond the minimum necessary

noun.attribute

Examples
The margin of victory.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities

noun.possession

Synonyms security deposit

Source: WordNet 3.0
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

noun.possession

Synonyms gross profit gross profit margin

Source: WordNet 3.0
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page

noun.communication

Examples
He jotted a note in the margin.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

noun.attribute

Synonyms allowance leeway tolerance

Source: WordNet 3.0
A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the <i>margin</i> of a river or lake.

noun

Source: webster1913