"margins" in the noun sense
1. margin, border, perimeter
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
2. margin
an amount beyond the minimum necessary
"the margin of victory"
3. margin, security deposit
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
4. gross profit, gross profit margin, margin
finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
5. margin
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
"he jotted a note in the margin"
6. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
a permissible difference allowing some freedom to move within limits
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