margin

  • 31margin — Synonyms and related words: abut, adjoin, aesthetic distance, air space, allowance, ample scope, balance, bank, befringe, bind, blank check, board, bonus, border, bordure, bound, boundary line, bounds, brim, brink, brow, caesura, carte blanche,… …

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  • 32margin — [14] Margin comes from margin , the stem form of Latin margō ‘margin’. This appears to go back to the same ultimate source as English mark (which originally meant ‘boundary’). The now archaic synonym marge [15] was borrowed from the Latin word’s… …

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  • 33margin — noun 1) the margin of the lake Syn: edge, side, verge, border, perimeter, brink, brim, rim, fringe, boundary, limits, periphery, bound, extremity; literary bourn, skirt See note at …

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  • 34margin — noun 1) the margin of the lake Syn: edge, side, verge, border, perimeter, brink, brim, rim, fringe, boundary, periphery, extremity 2) there s no margin for error Syn …

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  • 35margin*/ — [ˈmɑːdʒɪn] noun [C] 1) the space at the left or right side of a page that is usually left empty I made a couple of notes in the margin.[/ex] 2) the amount by which a competition or election is won Danes voted by a narrow margin (= a small amount) …

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  • 36margin — [1] The return an intermediary achieves on the selling price of the article. That is, if the intermediary buys a product for $1 and sells it for $1.50, the margin is calculated. For example, .50 (i.e., $1.50 $1) divided by $1.50, or 33%. See… …

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  • 37margin — [14] Margin comes from margin , the stem form of Latin margō ‘margin’. This appears to go back to the same ultimate source as English mark (which originally meant ‘boundary’). The now archaic synonym marge [15] was borrowed from the Latin word’s… …

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  • 38Margin — Einschuss, der an manchen Börsen bei ⇡ Termingeschäften als Sicherheit zu hinterlegen ist. Der Einschuss hat die Funktion eines Depots und ist keine Anzahlung. Er wird zu Beginn des Termingeschäftes als Initial Margin bezeichnet und bei fallenden …

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  • 39margin — 1) The profit margin on sales of goods or services. It is often expressed as a percentage of revenue. See gross profit; gross profit percentage; net profit; net profit percentage See also contribution; mark up 2) The difference between the prices …

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  • 40margin — The edge or border of the tissue removed in cancer surgery. The margin is described as negative or clean when the pathologist finds no cancer cells at the edge of the tissue, suggesting that all of the cancer has been removed. The margin is… …

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