margin
33
3.6
- noun
- /ˈmɑrdʒɪn/
:
margen
- A narrow walkway led him around the pond margin and deeper into the chamber.
- outer margin
- eastern margin
- southern margin
You'd think that, but we actually reran our benches on every board and these margins between them, while narrow, were surprisingly consistent.
- You'd think that, but we actually reran our benches on every board and these margins between them, while narrow, were surprisingly consistent.
- Well, now the key question is, well, probably on the margin.
Examples
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Now, Pennsylvania law requires A recount when the margin is half a percentage point or less.
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Background details remain mere ornaments pushed to the margins of the composition.
Academic text (2011) -
And another note in the margin: "You want to take it with me?"
Fiction book (1994) -
Along the western margin of the midland plain of England rise the mountains of Wales.
Academic text (1999) -
In fact, Lawson and his father stood calmly on the pool's margin watching the alligator emerge.
Fiction book (1996) -
Morocco is situated astride the Sahara Desert, on the southern margins of midlatitude storm systems.
Academic text (1992) -
The terrain on Ovda's northern margins is very steep, just like the terrain surrounding Lakshmi Planum.
Academic text (1991) -
I sat very still, Susan's handwriting in the margins of the blocky book wavering in my teary gaze.
Fiction book (2000) -
There was a clear margin between the two competing teams in the final score.
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Please make sure to leave a margin on the side of the paper for notes.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A flat edge or surface of a shape like a square
∞
1.0
A line that separates two countries or regions
∞
1.0
Outer part of an object that forms a border, often sharp
271
4.1
The outer edge of a shape or area and the total length of that edge
232
3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
132
5.8
A line or limit that shows the edge of an area
27
6.5
The outer edge of an area, group, or idea
2
3.2
A limit that shows how far something reaches
2
3.1
A line that shows the edge between two areas
2
5.5
A line or border that shows where one area ends and another begins
The far edge of an area or thing that shows its limits
Compounds
- Specialized
42
3.6
Difference between the cost to make or buy something and its selling price shown as a percent
- Specialized
6
4.9
Part of sales left after paying the cost to make the goods, shown as a percent
- Specialized
4
8.2
A demand from a broker for more money or stocks to bring an investment account to the required level
- Specialized
1
7.2
An account at a broker that lets you borrow money to buy stocks using those stocks as security
- Specialized
1
4.1
The amount of money a company keeps from sales after paying for goods, shown as a percent of sales
- Formal
The extra money an insurance company keeps to show it can pay claims and debts
How Wide
33
3.6
39
2.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Margin comes from the old root marg- meaning 'edge' or 'border', like the edge of a field or the line around a court. So margin can mean the area at or just inside a boundary.