margin

nounB2 · Upper-intermediate

The space at the side of a page, or a small difference.

Meanings of «margin»

1 · noun

the empty space at the side of a written or printed page

Please write your comments in the margin of the essay.

2 · noun

the difference between the cost of making something and its selling price

The store increased prices to protect its profit margin.

Similar: profitmarkupspread

3 · noun

an extra amount added to allow for safety or error

The engineer left a safety margin in the bridge's design.

Similar: buffer allowanceleeway

Translation

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«margin» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

the outside part of something

edgethe outer line of a flat thing, or where it endsDo not sit on the edge of the table.

rimthe top edge of a round thing like a cupThere is a crack in the rim of the cup.

marginthe empty space at the side of a pageShe wrote a note in the margin.

Word family

margin B2 · nounmarginal C1 · adjectivemarginally C1 · adverbmarginalise C1 · verb

← mar marginalized →