margin

1. (noun) the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
Related Words: blank space, place, space

2. (noun) the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
Synonyms: security deposit
Related Words: deposit, down payment

3. (noun) the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
Synonyms: border, perimeter
Related Words: bound, boundary, edge

4. (noun) a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"
Synonyms: edge
Related Words: border, molding, moulding, roadside, selvage, selvedge, shoulder, slip, strip, wayside

5. (noun) a permissible difference
Synonyms: allowance, leeway, tolerance
Related Words: disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance

6. (noun) (corporate finance) net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
Synonyms: gross profit, gross profit margin
Related Words: earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits



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