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noun

Margin n.

1.

A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.

2.

Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.

3.

(Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article.

4.

Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.

5.

(Brokerage) Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc. It is usually less than the full value of the security purchased, in which case it may be qualified by the portion of the full value required to be deposited; as, to buy stocks on 50% margin.

Margin draft (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints.

Margin of a course (Arch.), that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d Gauge.

Synonyms: Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.

verb

Margin v. t. (past & past part. margined; pres. part. marginging)

1.

To furnish with a margin.

2.

To enter in the margin of a page.

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Etymology of 'Margin'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Margin" Quotes from Famous Books

... a tiny drop—a speck,— One sip is all I've quaffed! My plethoric old Wall street friend, Was it an over draft? Say rather that you took my stock To "bear," as oft before, And now are scratching round to raise A margin for ...

— Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 13, June 25, 1870 • Various

... certain mountains, whose names I have yet to learn, and at the head of a big sheet of water, which, as yet, too, I know only as "the Lake." The road hitherward soon leaves the village and wanders in rural loveliness by the margin of this expanse. Sometimes the water is hidden by clumps of trees, behind which we heard it lapping and gurgling in the darkness: sometimes it stretches out from your feet in shining vagueness, as if it were tired of making, all day, a million little eyes at the great stupid ...

— Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 • Various

... hold him as a reserve, or a force to be directed whither occasion might require. With this arrangement, then, le Bourdon and Whiskey Centre advanced, side by side, each carrying two pieces, from the margin of the river toward the open land that commanded a view of the tree. On reaching the desired point, a halt was called, in order ...

— Oak Openings • James Fenimore Cooper

... the stars. Not a single light burned in the houses of the city; no one was passing; all of the streets and quays which could be seen were deserted; Notre-Dame and the towers of the Court-House seemed features of the night. A street lantern reddened the margin of the quay. The outlines of the bridges lay shapeless in the mist one behind the other. Recent rains had swollen ...

— Les Miserables - Complete in Five Volumes • Victor Hugo

... as has been its wont before and since, proved the pivotal State. For many days after the election the result was still in doubt. Party feeling was intense, and the result hinged upon the narrow margin in the vote of Blaine ...

— Something of Men I Have Known - With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective • Adlai E. Stevenson

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