Definition of Margin

  • (n.) A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.
  • (n.) Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.
  • (n.) The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article.
  • (n.) Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.
  • (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.
  • (v. t.) To furnish with a margin.
  • (v. t.) To enter in the margin of a page.

Antonyms of Margin


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Homophones of Margin


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