1. The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
   "He wrote notes in the margins of the book";
   - border, perimeter
    
2. The blank space that surrounds the text on a page
   "he jotted a note in the margin"
    
3. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
   "The project deadline had some margin built in for unexpected delays";
   - allowance, leeway, tolerance
    
4. An amount beyond the minimum necessary
   "the margin of victory"
    
5. (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
   "The company's gross profit margin improved due to lower production costs";
   - gross profit, gross profit margin
    
6. (finance) money borrowed from a broker to purchase securities
   "He bought the stocks on margin"
    
7. (finance) collateral deposited to secure a loan or futures contract
   "The broker required additional margin to maintain the position"

Derived forms: margins

Type of: amount, blank space, bound, boundary, disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, earnings, edge, lucre, net, net income, net profit, place, profit, profits, space, variance

Part of: page

Encyclopedia: Margin, Iran