margin

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Noun
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
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an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory"
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the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
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(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
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the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; "he jotted a note in the margin"
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a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits