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(noun) the blank space that surrounds the text on a page |
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Related Words: blank space, place, space |
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(noun) the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities |
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Synonyms: security deposit |
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Related Words: deposit, down payment |
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(noun) the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary |
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Synonyms: border, perimeter |
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Related Words: bound, boundary, edge |
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(noun) a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page" |
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Synonyms: edge |
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Related Words: border, molding, moulding, roadside, selvage, selvedge, shoulder, slip, strip, wayside |
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(noun) a permissible difference |
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Synonyms: allowance, leeway, tolerance |
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Related Words: disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance |
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(noun) (corporate finance) net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
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Synonyms: gross profit, gross profit margin |
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Related Words: earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits |
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