"margin of safety" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: margins of safety [plural]
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  1. (finance) The difference between the intrinsic value of a stock and its market price. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-margin_of_safety-en-noun-EIU-L13q Topics: business, finance
  2. (accounting) The strength of a business measured by the amount of income earned above the break-even point. Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-margin_of_safety-en-noun-bGlCzZLM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 55 8 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 74 6 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 60 6 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 64 5 26 Topics: accounting, business, finance
  3. (medicine) The difference between a therapeutic dose of a medication and a toxic dose. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-margin_of_safety-en-noun-kb50-TXf Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. (engineering) The ratio of the strength of a structure to the requirements placed on that structure. Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-margin_of_safety-en-noun-Kjhq8Bo- Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: safety margin Related terms: value investing
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