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margin
English
Etymology
From Middle English margyne, margine, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of marg? (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m??d??n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m???d?(?)n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d??n
Noun
margin (plural margins)
- (typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
- The edge or border of any flat surface.
- (figuratively) The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
- 1999, Pierre François, Inlets of the Soul: Contemporary Fiction in English and the Myth of the Fall, page 186,
- As far as space is concerned, Mary Lamb finds herself at the farthest margin of society - among tramps - when the novel begins.
- 1999, Pierre François, Inlets of the Soul: Contemporary Fiction in English and the Myth of the Fall, page 186,
- A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.
- margin of victory
- A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
- (finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
- (finance) Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of N. Biddle to this entry?)
- That which is ancillary; periphery.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
margin (third-person singular simple present margins, present participle margining, simple past and past participle margined)
- (transitive) To add a margin to.
- (transitive) To enter (notes etc.) into the margin.
Further reading
- margin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- margin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Ingram, Maring, arming, raming
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin margo
Noun
margin m (definite singular marginen, indefinite plural marginer, definite plural marginene)
- a margin (most senses)
Synonyms
- marg
Derived terms
- feilmargin
References
- “margin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin margo
Noun
margin m (definite singular marginen, indefinite plural marginar, definite plural marginane)
- a margin (most senses)
Synonyms
- marg
Derived terms
- feilmargin
References
- “margin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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indents
English
Noun
indents
- plural of indent
Verb
indents
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indent
Anagrams
- dentins, intends
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