the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
noun
an amount beyond the minimum necessary
“the margin of victory”
noun
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
noun
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
noun
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
“he jotted a note in the margin”
noun
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
Word Forms
marginal
adjective
at or constituting a border or edge
border
verb
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
allow
verb
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Marge
die Grenzlinie oder der Bereich unmittelbar innerhalb der Grenze
🇫🇷French
marge
la ligne frontière ou la zone immédiatement à l’intérieur de la frontière
🇪🇸Spanish
margen
la línea fronteriza o el área inmediatamente dentro del límite
🇮🇹Italian
margine
la linea di confine o l'area immediatamente interna al confine
🇳🇱Dutch
marge
de grenslijn of het gebied onmiddellijk binnen de grens
🇵🇹Portuguese
margem
a linha limite ou a área imediatamente dentro do limite
🇷🇺Russian
допуск
линия границы или территория непосредственно внутри границы
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अंतर
सीमा रेखा या सीमा के ठीक अंदर का क्षेत्र
🇧🇩Bengali
মার্জিন
সীমারেখা বা অবিলম্বে সীমানার ভিতরের এলাকা
🇮🇳Tamil
விளிம்பு
எல்லைக் கோடு அல்லது எல்லைக்குள் உடனடியாக உள்ள பகுதி
🇮🇳Telugu
మార్జిన్
సరిహద్దు రేఖ లేదా సరిహద్దు లోపల వెంటనే ఉన్న ప్రాంతం
🇮🇳Marathi
समास
सीमारेषा किंवा ताबडतोब सीमेच्या आत असलेले क्षेत्र
🇮🇳Gujarati
માર્જિન
સીમા રેખા અથવા સીમાની અંદરનો વિસ્તાર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಂಚು
ಗಡಿ ರೇಖೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗಡಿಯೊಳಗೆ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മാർജിൻ
അതിർത്തി രേഖ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിർത്തിക്കുള്ളിലെ പ്രദേശം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਾਸ਼ੀਏ
ਸੀਮਾ ਰੇਖਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੀਮਾ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਦਾ ਖੇਤਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
مارجن
باؤنڈری لائن یا باؤنڈری کے اندر کا علاقہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
利润
边界线或边界内紧邻的区域
🇯🇵Japanese
マージン
境界線または境界線のすぐ内側の領域
🇰🇷Korean
여유
경계선 또는 경계 바로 안쪽 영역
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lề
đường ranh giới hoặc khu vực ngay bên trong ranh giới
🇹🇭Thai
ระยะขอบ
เส้นเขตหรือเขตทันทีที่อยู่ภายในเขตเขต
🇮🇩Indonesian
batas
garis batas atau daerah yang berada tepat di dalam batas tersebut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
هامِش
خط الحدود أو المنطقة الواقعة مباشرة داخل الحدود
🇮🇷Persian
حاشیه
خط مرزی یا ناحیه بلافاصله در داخل مرز
🇹🇷Turkish
marj
sınır çizgisi veya sınırın hemen içindeki alan
🇮🇱Hebrew
מֶתַח
קו הגבול או השטח שנמצא מיד בתוך הגבול
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'margin'?
The primary meaning of 'margin' is 'the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'margin' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'margin' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'margin' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'margin' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'margin' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'margin' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'margin' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'margin' in regular conversations?
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How likely are you to use 'margin' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'margin' as formal, casual, or slang?
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