margin (
http://definr.com/margin)
n 1: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the
boundary [syn:
border,
perimeter]
2: a permissible difference; allowing freedom to move within
limits [syn:
allowance,
leeway,
tolerance]
3: the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker
when borrowing from the broker to buy securities [syn: {security
deposit}]
4: (corporate finance) net sales minus the cost of goods and
services sold [syn:
gross profit,
gross profit margin]
5: the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
6: a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on
the margin of the page" [syn:
edge]