Margin (noun):Meaning: The border, edge, or space along the sides of a page or area; the difference between the cost price and selling price of a product; a small amount or degree by which something is won or lost.
Examples:
- She wrote notes in the margin of her textbook to highlight important points.
- The company's profit margin increased due to cost-cutting measures.
- The team won the game by a narrow margin of two points.
Synonyms: Border, edge, boundary, perimeter, space.
Antonyms: Center, core, middle, center, heart.
Collocations:
- Narrow margin: The competition was close, with only a narrow margin separating the winners.
- Profit margin: The business focused on increasing its profit margin through efficient operations.
- Margin of error: The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3%.
Idioms:
- Leave no margin for error: He planned meticulously to leave no margin for error.
- Margin of safety: The engineer designed the bridge with a significant margin of safety.
- Cut it fine: She managed to finish the project on time, but she really cut it fine.
Expressions:
- Margin of victory: The athlete won with a substantial margin of victory.
- Margin of defeat: The team suffered a humiliating margin of defeat.
- Comfortable margin: They won the election with a comfortable margin of votes.
Phrases:
- Margin for improvement: There is always a margin for improvement in any process.
- Margin of profit: The company's success depends on maintaining a healthy margin of profit.
- Wafer-thin margin: The decision was made by a wafer-thin margin of votes.