safety margin
IPA: sˈeɪftimɑrdʒʌn
noun
- an index indicating the amount beyond the minimum necessary
Examples of "safety-margin" in Sentences
- Instead it used its central growth forecast for borrowing estimates, leaving it to government to build in a safety-margin.
- In order to provide an adequate safety-margin in case of “formula-stretching” or the use of inadequate weaning foods, “follow-up” milks are not patterned after the composition of breast milk.