margin

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English

Etymology

From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːd͡ʒɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːɹd͡ʒ(ə)n/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪn

Noun

margin (plural margins)

1. (typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
2. The edge or border of any flat surface.
3. (figuratively) The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
5. A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.
6. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.

7. (finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
8. (finance) Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.
9. That which is ancillary; periphery.

10. (botany) The shape of the edge of a leaf.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Cantonese: 孖展 (maa¹ zin²)
• → Korean: 마진 (majin)

Translations

Verb

margin (third-person singular simple present margins, present participle margining, simple past and past participle margined)

1. (transitive) To add a margin to.
2. (transitive) To enter (notes etc.) into the margin.
3. (transitive, finance) To trade (securities etc.) on margin (collateral).

Further reading

• “margin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “margin”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Ingram, Maring, arming, raming

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English margin, from Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ɡɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɡɪn, -ɪn
• Hyphenation: mar‧gin

Noun

margin (plural margin-margin)

1. margin:
   1. edge

      Synonyms: batas, tepi

   2. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
   3. the yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production
   4. (finance) collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.

Alternative forms

• marjin

Derived terms

Further reading

• “margin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin margo.

Noun

margin m (definite singular marginen, indefinite plural marginer, definite plural marginene)

1. a margin (most senses)

Synonyms

• marg

Derived terms

• feilmargin

References

• “margin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin margo.

Noun

margin m (definite singular marginen, indefinite plural marginar, definite plural marginane)

1. a margin (most senses)

Synonyms

• marg

Derived terms

• feilmargin

References

• “margin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.