Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Margin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Margin \Mar"gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Margined}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Marginging}.]
1. To furnish with a margin.
2. To enter in the margin of a page.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Margin \Mar"gin\, n. [OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf.
{March} a border, {Marge}.]
1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or
lake.
2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left
uncovered in writing or printing.
3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling
price of an article.
4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be
foreseen or known with certainty.
5. (Brokerage) Collateral security deposited with a broker to
secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on
behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and
selling of stocks, wheat, etc. --N. Biddle.
{Margin draft} (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of
hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints.
{Margin of a course} (Arch.), that part of a course, as of
slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course
immediately above it. See 2d {Gauge}.
Syn: Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
margin
n 1: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the
boundary [syn: {border}, {perimeter}]
2: a permissible difference; allowing freedom to move within
limits [syn: {allowance}, {leeway}, {tolerance}]
3: the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker
when borrowing from the broker to buy securities [syn: {security
deposit}]
4: (corporate finance) net sales minus the cost of goods and
services sold [syn: {gross profit}, {gross profit margin}]
5: the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
6: a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on
the margin of the page" [syn: {edge}]
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