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margin
'mɑːrdʒɪn
Main
English Definition
(名) As a noun
  1. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
  2. An amount beyond the minimum necessary.
  3. The blank space that surrounds the text on a page.
  4. The net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold.
  5. The amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities.
  6. The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary.
Hyphenationmar•gin
Part of Speech(名) noun, (及物的动) transitive verb
Matching Results
边缘biānyuánedge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
界限jièxiànboundary; marginal
差数chāshùdifference (the result of subtraction)
差额chā'ébalance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference
页边yèbiān(page) margin
顶格dǐnggé(typesetting) to not indent; to set the text flush with the left (or top) margin
余地yúdìmargin; leeway
䈃zhǎokind of bamboo, hem; margin; edge of bamboo
保证金bǎozhèng jīnearnest money; cash deposit; bail; margin (in derivative trading)
缘yuáncause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along
边儿biānrside; edge; margin; border; boundary; proximity; thread (of ideas, plots etc); see also 边
边biānside; edge; margin; border; boundary; hem; simultaneously
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