資料來源 : pyDict
頁邊的空白,邊緣,界限,餘裕,差數,差額,保証金加邊於
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Margin \Mar"gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Margined}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Marginging}.]
1. To furnish with a margin.
2. To enter in the margin of a page.
Margin \Mar"gin\, n. [OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf.
{March} a border, {Marge}.]
1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or
lake.
2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left
uncovered in writing or printing.
3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling
price of an article.
4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be
foreseen or known with certainty.
5. (Brokerage) Collateral security deposited with a broker to
secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on
behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and
selling of stocks, wheat, etc. --N. Biddle.
{Margin draft} (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of
hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints.
{Margin of a course} (Arch.), that part of a course, as of
slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course
immediately above it. See 2d {Gauge}.
Syn: Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.
資料來源 : WordNet®
margin
n 1: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the
boundary [syn: {border}, {perimeter}]
2: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move
within limits [syn: {allowance}, {leeway}, {tolerance}]
3: the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker
when borrowing from the broker to buy securities [syn: {security
deposit}]
4: (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services
sold [syn: {gross profit}, {gross profit margin}]
5: the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
6: a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on
the margin of the page" [syn: {edge}]