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margin

mar·gin

UK/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn/ US/ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/ fairly common

noun

1.

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

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2.

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

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3.

the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities

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4.
5.

the blank space that surrounds the text on a page

6.

a strip near the boundary of an object

  • “he jotted a note on the margin of the page”
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Origin

From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo.

Phrases

  • by a wide margin
  • extensive margin
  • gross margin
  • intensive margin
  • maintenance margin
  • margin account
  • margin alert
  • margin call

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