margin
English meaning: Margin
Definition
The difference between the cost of a product and its selling price, often as a percentage.
Example
“The luxury brand enjoys high profit margins despite selling relatively few items.”
Another example: “She scribbled notes in the margin of her textbook.”
Usage — When, Where & How
In business, the difference between cost and selling price; also the blank edge of a page, or any narrow amount of difference ("a wide margin"). The profit sense is professional; the edge and difference senses are everyday. Neutral register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'margo' (edge); the financial sense is established.
Synonyms
Related Words
Common Collocations
- profit margin
- narrow margin
- margin of error
- wide margin
- gross margin
Word Forms
margin (n); margins (pl); marginal (adj)
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Tools & Calculators
Maturity = 146,932.81 · Interest earned = 46,932.81
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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