· the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

Synonym(s): border, perimeter

Hypernym(s): boundary, edge, bound

· an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory"

Hypernym(s): amount

· the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities

Synonym(s): security_deposit

Hypernym(s): down_payment, deposit

· (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

Synonym(s): gross_profit, gross_profit_margin

Hypernym(s): net_income, net, net_profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings

· the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; "he jotted a note in the margin"

Hypernym(s): space, blank_space, place

· a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Synonym(s): allowance, leeway, tolerance

Hypernym(s): discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance