"marginal" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "marginal",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more marginal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most marginal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adjective"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "mar‧gin‧al",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "But this discussion is marginal to the real issue."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is marginal, it is not very large, important or central."
      ],
      "id": "simple-marginal-en-adj--K8~vtVH"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Large scale economies tend to mean that the marginal cost of serving an additional customer is either zero or very small."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(in finance) The marginal profit, tax rate, etc. is the percent earned or paid on one more unit of production or income."
      ],
      "id": "simple-marginal-en-adj-WMugYEpR"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His writing is marginal at best. I don't think he'll pass."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is marginal, it is low quality, almost unacceptable."
      ],
      "id": "simple-marginal-en-adj-8J00gPeB"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I can't read the marginal notes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is marginal, it is written in a margin."
      ],
      "id": "simple-marginal-en-adj-5aMTfSSL"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑːdʒɪnl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑːrdʒɪnl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"mA:(r)%dZIn.@l/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "marginal"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "marginal",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more marginal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most marginal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adjective"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "mar‧gin‧al",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "But this discussion is marginal to the real issue."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is marginal, it is not very large, important or central."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Large scale economies tend to mean that the marginal cost of serving an additional customer is either zero or very small."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(in finance) The marginal profit, tax rate, etc. is the percent earned or paid on one more unit of production or income."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His writing is marginal at best. I don't think he'll pass."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is marginal, it is low quality, almost unacceptable."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I can't read the marginal notes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is marginal, it is written in a margin."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑːdʒɪnl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑːrdʒɪnl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"mA:(r)%dZIn.@l/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "marginal"
}