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| 1. | [ noun ] the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary | |
| Synonyms: | border perimeter | |
| Related terms: | boundary bound | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a permissible difference; allowing freedom to move within limits | |
| Synonyms: | allowance tolerance leeway | |
| Related terms: | discrepancy allow | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (corporate finance) net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
| Synonyms: | gross_profit_margin gross_profit | |
| Related terms: | net_income corporate_finance | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (stock exchange,business) the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities | |
| Synonyms: | security_deposit | |
| Related terms: | down_payment | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the blank space that surrounds the text on a page | |
| Related terms: | space page | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a strip near the boundary of an object | |
| Synonyms: | edge | |
| Examples: | "he jotted a note on the margin of the page" |
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| Related terms: | strip wayside shoulder molding selvage border | |
| Similar spelling: |
marginal Markin Marcin Marroquin marking Margene Marcinko Marcinek Marciniak marching merging |
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