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margin

('m/A/r/dZ//I/n )

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary(noun.shape)

Synonym:
border, perimeter

source: wordnet30
an amount beyond the minimum necessary(noun.attribute)

Example:
The margin of victory.

source: wordnet30
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities(noun.possession)

Synonym:
security deposit

source: wordnet30
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold(noun.possession)

Synonym:
gross profit, gross profit margin

source: wordnet30
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page(noun.communication)

Example:
He jotted a note in the margin.

source: wordnet30
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
allowance, leeway, tolerance

source: wordnet30
A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.(noun)

source: webster1913

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