Margin
WordNet
noun
(1) A strip near the boundary of an object
"He jotted a note on the margin of the page"
(2) A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
(3) An amount beyond the minimum necessary
"The margin of victory"
(4) The blank space that surrounds the text on a page
(5) (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
(6) The amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
(7) The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
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Etymology
From , genitive of .
Noun
- The edge of the paper that remains blank.
- The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
- A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits, as a margin of error.