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English Dictionary: margin	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for margin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
margin n the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary Synonym(s): margin, border, perimeter an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory" the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities Synonym(s): margin, security deposit (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold Synonym(s): gross profit, gross profit margin, margin the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; "he jotted a note in the margin" a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits Synonym(s): allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Margin \Mar"gin\, n. [OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf. {March} a border, {Marge}.] 1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake. 2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing. 3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article. 4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty. 5. (Brokerage) 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. --N. Biddle. {Margin draft} (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints. {Margin of a course} (Arch.), that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d {Gauge}. Syn: Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Margin \Mar"gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Margined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marginging}.] 1. To furnish with a margin. 2. To enter in the margin of a page.