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- [mahr-jin]
- /ˈmɑr dʒɪn/
- /ˈmɑː.dʒɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahr-jin]
- /ˈmɑr dʒɪn/
Definitions of margin word
- noun margin the space around the printed or written matter on a page. 1
- noun margin an amount allowed or available beyond what is actually necessary: to allow a margin for error. 1
- noun margin a limit in condition, capacity, etc., beyond or below which something ceases to exist, be desirable, or be possible: the margin of endurance; the margin of sanity. 1
- noun margin a border or edge. 1
- noun margin Philately. selvage (def 3). 1
- noun margin Finance. security, as a percentage in money, deposited with a broker by a client as a provision against loss on transactions. the amount representing the customer's investment or equity in such an account. 1
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Origin of margin
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Latin margin- (stem of margō) border; akin to march2
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Parts of speech for Margin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
margin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
margin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for margin
noun margin
- edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- surplus — something that remains above what is used or needed.
- verge — the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
- frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
verb margin
- hem in — to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- rimming — the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- shut in — closed; fastened up: a shut door.
- fence in — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- set off — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
Antonyms for margin
noun margin
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
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