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margin
noun
the
empty
space
along
the
sides
,
top
,
or
bottom
of
a
printed
or
written
page
•
Emma
drew
a
bright
red
line
in
the
margin
to
remind
herself
where
to
start
the
paragraph
.
Emma
drew
a
bright
red
line
in
the
margin
to
remind
herself
where
to
start
the
paragraph
.
•
The
teacher
wrote
helpful
comments
in
the
margins
of
my
essay
.
The
teacher
wrote
helpful
comments
in
the
margins
of
my
essay
.
From
Latin
margin-
,
margo
“
edge
,
border
”.
noun
the
amount
by
which
one
number
or
amount
is
greater
than
another
•
Our
team
won
the
game
by
a
five-point
margin
.
Our
team
won
the
game
by
a
five-point
margin
.
•
Sales
rose
last
month
,
but
only
by
a
narrow
margin
.
Sales
rose
last
month
,
but
only
by
a
narrow
margin
.
Extended
figurative
sense
recorded
since
the
19th
century
.
noun
the
amount
of
money
left
after
costs
are
subtracted
from
the
selling
price
;
profit
•
The
company
’
s
profit
margin
improved
after
they
reduced
production
costs
.
The
company
’
s
profit
margin
improved
after
they
reduced
production
costs
.
•
We
need
to
set
a
higher
margin
if
we
want
to
stay
in
business
.
We
need
to
set
a
higher
margin
if
we
want
to
stay
in
business
.
Business
sense
developed
in
the
early
20th
century
from
the
idea
of
an
allowance
or
space
between
cost
and
price
.
noun
the
outer
edge
or
border
of
an
area
,
place
,
or
thing
•
Tall
pine
trees
grew
along
the
margin
of
the
lake
.
Tall
pine
trees
grew
along
the
margin
of
the
lake
.
•
A
fence
marks
the
margin
between
the
two
fields
.
A
fence
marks
the
margin
between
the
two
fields
.
Sense
of
physical
edge
is
the
oldest
,
dating
back
to
Middle
English
.