margin

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The empty space around the edge of a page.

   She wrote a few notes in the margin of her book.

2. 2
   noun

   The amount by which one result is greater than another.

   Their team won the match by a wide margin.

3. 3
   noun

   A small extra amount allowed for safety or possible error.

   Always leave a margin of error when you estimate costs.

4. 4
   noun

   The edge or border of something.

   Plants grew thickly along the margins of the lake.

From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo.

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