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UK [ˈmɑː(r)dʒɪn] / US [ˈmɑrdʒɪn] noun [countable]
Word forms "margin":
singular margin plural margins
1)
a) the space at the left or right side of a page where words are not usually printed or written
in the margin:

I made a couple of notes in the margin.

b) a line drawn down the side of an empty page in order to mark the area of a margin
2) the amount by which a competition or election is won
a wide/narrow/large/small margin:

Danes voted by a narrow margin (= a small amount) to keep their own currency.

3) an additional amount of time, space, money etc that you include in order to be certain that you will be safe or successful

Wide safety margins had been set.

There's no margin for error – we have to win.

4) business a profit margin
5) the edge of a place or thing

The Andes run along the western margin of South America.

6) business an amount of money that you give a stockbroker to pay for possible losses on money that they invest for you
7) Australian an extra amount paid to a worker who has a special skill or accepts additional responsibility

English dictionary. 2014.

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