margin

Definition

Examples

The profit margin on this product is only five percent.

Word Family

Synonyms

• edgethe boundary of a surface
• leeway(of a ship or plane) sideways drift
• profit marginhaving a meaning similar to margin

Collocations

• Easy page margin
  to page margin, meaning to contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system
• Medium gross profit margin
  to gross profit margin, meaning to earn before taxes, expenses, etc
• Hard win the bid by a narrow margin
  to win the bid by a narrow margin, meaning to be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
• Very Hard severe operating margin compression
  describing severe operating margin compression (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality)