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margin

Definition

  • noun: the part of a page that is above, below, or to the side of the printed part
  • noun: the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
  • verb: to provide with an edging or border
  • often used figuratively in the phrase 'on the margins' or ('US') 'on the margin'
  • synonyms: abut, adjoin, aesthetic distance

Examples

  • The poll indicates that the President is supported by 54 percent of the voters, with a 'margin of error' of 3 percent. [=it is possible that as few as 51 percent or as many as 57 percent of the voters support the President]

  • We are trying to improve medical care for poor families living 'on the margins' of society. [=poor families who are often forgotten or ignored by society]

  • The business has been operating 'on the margins' of respectability. [=has been operating in a way that is not truly respectable]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Grudgingly? Get him in line, Vincent. We can't afford any miscommunication. I hate this margin. sols worth of food. We get there on . And that's assuming nothing goes wrong. God! God, (..)
    2015 The Martian
  • (..) What's the abort force? . Do we scrub? Begin abort procedure. We are estimating with a margin of error. We could wait it out. Let's wait it out. Let's wait it out. Commander? Prep emergency departure. (..)
    2015 The Martian