margin

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
  2. noun an amount beyond the minimum necessary
  3. noun the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities

Etymology

From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo.

In classic literature

Synonyms

border, perimeter

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