margin

margin
mar•gin
[[t]ˈmɑr dʒɪn[/t]] n.
1) the space around the printed or written matter on a page
2) a border; edge
3) an amount allowed or available beyond what is necessary:
margin for error[/ex]
4) a limit beyond or below which something ceases to exist or to be desirable or possible:
the margin of endurance[/ex]
5) cv an amount or degree of difference:
to win by a margin of three votes[/ex]
6) bus
a) security, usu. a percentage of a transaction, that a client deposits with a broker as a provision against loss
b) the amount representing the client's investment or equity in such an account
7) bus the difference between the amount of a loan and the market value of the collateral pledged as security for it
8) bus the difference between the cost of merchandise and the net sales
9) bus the point at which the return from economic activity barely covers the cost of production and below which production is unprofitable
10) to provide with a margin or border
11) to enter in the margin, as of a book
12) bus
a) to deposit a margin upon:
to margin an account[/ex]
b) to purchase (securities) on margin
Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L margin- (s. of margō) border

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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