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