Main entry: margin, leeway, tolerance, allowance
Definition: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
Main entry: margin
Definition: an amount beyond the minimum necessary
Usage: the margin of victory
Main entry: margin
Definition: the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
Usage: he jotted a note in the margin
Main entry: margin, gross profit, gross profit margin
Definition: (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
Main entry: security deposit, margin
Definition: the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
Main entry: margin, perimeter, border
Definition: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary