1.Definition: (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

Category: General

2.Definition: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Related Noun(s):allowance, leeway, tolerance

Category: General

3.Definition: an amount beyond the minimum necessary

"The margin of victory"

Category: General

4.Definition: the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities

Category: General

5.Definition: the blank space that surrounds the text on a page

"He jotted a note in the margin"

Category: General

6.Definition: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

Related Noun(s):border, perimeter

Category: General