Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - margin
Margin
margin
n. & v. --n. 1 the edge or border of a surface. 2 a the blank border on each side of the print on a page etc. b a line ruled esp. on exercise paper, marking off a margin. 3 an amount (of time, money, etc.) by which a thing exceeds, falls short, etc. (won by a narrow margin; a margin of profit). 4 the lower limit of possibility, success, etc. (his effort fell below the margin). 5 Austral. an increment to a basic wage, paid for skill. 6 a sum deposited with a stockbroker to cover the risk of loss on a transaction on account. --v.tr. (margined, margining) provide with a margin or marginal notes. Phrases and idioms margin of error a usu. small difference allowed for miscalculation, change of circumstances, etc. margin release a device on a typewriter allowing a word to be typed beyond the margin normally set. Etymology: ME f. L margo -ginis
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I. noun see: mark Date: 14th century the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter, the outside limit and adjoining surface of something ; edge , 3. a spare amount or measure or degree allowed or given for contingencies or special situations , b. a bare minimum below which or an extreme limit beyond which something becomes impossible or is no longer desirable , the limit below which economic activity cannot be continued under normal conditions, an area, state, or condition excluded from or existing outside the mainstream , 4. the difference which exists between net sales and the cost of merchandise sold and from which expenses are usually met or profit derived, the excess market value of collateral over the face of a loan, c. cash or collateral that is deposited by a client with a commodity or securities broker to protect the broker from loss on a contract, the client's equity in securities bought with the aid of credit obtained specifically (as from a broker) for that purpose, a range about a specified figure within which a purchase is to be made, measure or degree of difference , ~ed adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1715 1. to provide with an edging or border, to form a ~ to ; border, 2. to add ~ to , b. to use as ~ , to provide ~ for , to buy (securities) on ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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