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# margin

noun (a margin, margins)

«margin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A margin is the empty space at the edge of a page, often with a line, where you do not write. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#m1)
2. The amount by which one thing is more than another, like in a race or vote: «won by a narrow margin». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#m2)
3. An extra amount allowed for safety or mistakes: «a margin of error». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#m3)
4. (business) Profit: the difference between what something costs and what it sells for. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#m4)
5. A margin can also be the edge of something, such as the edge of the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#m5)

### In the lessons

Used in school (write inside the margin; teachers write comments in the margin), sport (winning margin), maths (margin of error), money (profit margin). Phrases: «in the margin», «by a wide margin», «margin for error».

### Examples

- Write the date in the margin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#x1)
- The teacher wrote «Well done!» in the margin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#x2)
- Our team won by a margin of three goals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#x3)
- Leave a margin of safety when you cross the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#x4)
- The scientist gave a margin of error of two centimetres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#x5)
- The shop's profit margin on sweets is small. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#x6)
- She continued her walk along by the margin of the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Adjective: marginal (small, at the edge). Maths: the winning margin = winner's score − loser's score; 45 − 38 = a margin of 7.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «margin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«margin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/margin.html) on Mova free.