margin, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

margin (margins plural )

1 n-count A margin is the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in an election or other contest.
with supp
They could end up with a 50-point winning margin..., The Sunday Times remains the brand leader by a huge margin...

2 n-count The margin of a written or printed page is the empty space at the side of the page.
She added her comments in the margin.

3 n-var If there is a margin for something in a situation, there is some freedom to choose what to do or decide how to do it.
with supp
The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error...

4 n-count The margin of a place or area is the extreme edge of it.
with supp (=edge, periphery)
...the low coastal plain along the western margin...

5 n-plural To be on the margins of a society, group, or activity means to be among the least typical or least important parts of it.
with supp
Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins.

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→ profit margin