"margin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/ [UK], /ˈmɑːrdʒ(ə)n/ [US] Audio: en-us-margin.ogg [US] Forms: margin [singular], margins [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A margin is the space on the sides of a page where there is no writing.
    Sense id: simple-margin-en-noun-QeZ9wkTC
  2. A margin is the difference between what the winner has and what the loser has.
    Sense id: simple-margin-en-noun-wOtZndzn
  3. A margin is the difference between what a business pays for something and what it sells it for.
    Sense id: simple-margin-en-noun-lX251VJW
  4. A margin is extra time, room, money, etc. that you plan for in case something needs more.
    Sense id: simple-margin-en-noun-hcakgpXU
  5. A margin of error is the amount that the true value varies from the measured value.
    Sense id: simple-margin-en-noun-VbqdjmqA
  6. If somebody is on the margin(s), they are not a central member and have little power.
    Sense id: simple-margin-en-noun-r67NbZsj
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          "text": "The team won every game with an average 24-point victory margin per game."
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          "text": "The Board of Education voted by a narrow margin to accept the new standards."
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          "text": "Mitt Romney is leading in the latest polls by a slim margin, 29 percent of the vote to John McCain's 26 percent."
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          "text": "The current profit margins on those products run between 55 and 62 percent."
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          "text": "There's almost no margin for error with the landing the plane."
        },
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          "text": "The extra fuel that was carried along gave us a bit of a safety margin."
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          "text": "The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points."
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          "text": "We produce these pieced to be 2.5 meters long, with an overall error margin of 1.4 millimeters."
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        },
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        },
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          "text": "Mitt Romney is leading in the latest polls by a slim margin, 29 percent of the vote to John McCain's 26 percent."
        }
      ],
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        },
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        }
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