Definition of margin Margin

/mɑˈɹʤʌn/ - [marjun] - mar•gin

We found 22 definitions of margin from 5 different sources.

What does margin mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: margins
margin - the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
		border, perimeter
		boundary, bound, edge the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
margin - an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory"
		amount the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
		margin of error, margin of safety, safety margin the margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"
margin - the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; "he jotted a note in the margin"
		blank space, space, place the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"
margin - the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
		security deposit
margin - (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
		gross profit, gross profit margin
		net income, net profit, earnings, lucre, profit, profits, net the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
margin - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
		allowance, leeway, tolerance
		discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"

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Wiktionary

margin (Noun)
The edge of the paper that remains blank.
margin (Noun)
The edge or border of any flat surface.
margin (Noun)
The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from of a set or group.
margin (Noun)
A difference between results, characteristics, scores.
margin (Noun)
A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
margin (Noun)
The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
margin (Verb)
To add a margin to.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

margin (n.)
A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.
margin (n.)
Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.
margin (n.)
The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article.
margin (n.)
Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.
margin (n.)
Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc.
margin (v. t.)
To furnish with a margin.
margin (v. t.)
To enter in the margin of a page.