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margin
noun(mar-gin)
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
Synonyms: gross profit, gross profit margin,
margin
noun(mar-gin)
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
Synonyms: security deposit,
margin
noun(mar-gin)
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
Synonyms: allowance, leeway, tolerance,
margin
noun(mar-gin)
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
Synonyms: border, perimeter,
margin
noun(mar-gin)
an amount beyond the minimum necessary
Examples:
The margin of victory.
margin
noun(mar-gin)
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
Examples:
He jotted a note in the margin.

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