margin

IPA: mˈɑrdʒʌn

(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.
A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.
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.
That which is ancillary; periphery.

Examples of "margin" in Sentences

"Bill Thompson's poll gives new meaning to the term margin of error," Wolfson said in the statement.
When Darcy loses she will know she should never, ever have run, even if her margin is a loss by 1 vote.
Percentage occupancy and Volume, which I define as the margin by which it outscored its previous rival.
I probably should have used the term margin of error rather than statistical uncertainty in my earlier comment.
Second, even if we are to concede that this margin is acurate, there is nothing suggesting that the race is tightening.
So we do buy some nearby gas, what we call margin management work with and then we do have some gas we buy on a longer term basis.
The term "margin of safety" is often misunderstood, especially when investors seek a perceived margin of safety within volatile growth stocks.
And although the cost of all this extra security hits everyone, when your margin is as tight as those of the budget airlines, you feel it more.
Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, the so called founders of the value investing mantra, coined the term "margin of safety" in their 1934 book, Security Analysis.
We were aggressive and focused in the execution of this plan, and this process has contributed significantly to our title margin expansion this year despite the decline in revenue.