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Meaning of 'margin'
Meaning of 'margin' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Margin 
[ n.]
- A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or
lake. [ n.]- Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.
- The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article.
- Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.
- Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc.
2. Margin [ v. t.]
- To furnish with a margin. [ v. t.]- To enter in the margin of a page.
Meaning of 'margin' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. margin [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
- the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
Example in sentence:
- he jotted a note in the margin
Meaning (2):
- an amount beyond the minimum necessary
- an amount beyond the minimum necessary
Example in sentence:
- the margin of victory
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