Margin - Definition

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