Definitions For Margin

noun

• A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
• An amount beyond the minimum necessary
• The blank space that surrounds the text on a page
• (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
• The amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
• The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
• The part of a page that is above, below, or to the side of the printed part
• The place where something (such as a piece of land) stops : the edge of something
• An extra amount of something (such as time or space) that can be used if it is needed