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margin

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mar·gin /ˈmɑːdʒɪn $ ˈmɑːr-/ ●●○ AWL noun [countableC]
1  TCNEDGEthe empty space at the side of a page 頁邊的空白，頁邊，白邊
Someone had scribbled a note in the margin.
有人在頁邊寫了條批注。
Use double spacing and wide margins to leave room for comments.
采用雙倍行距和寬闊的頁邊空白，以便留出地方寫評注。
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2  WINthe difference in the number of votes, points etc that exists between the winners and the losers of a competition or election 〔選票或得分上的〕差數
by a wide/narrow/significant etc margin
They’re a world-class team and it was no surprise that they won by such a wide margin.
他們是世界一流水平的隊伍，以如此大的分差赢得比賽不足爲奇。
by a margin of 10 points/100 votes etc
The bill was approved by a margin of 55 votes.
這項法案以55票的差額獲得通過。
3  PROFITthe difference between what it costs a business to buy or produce something and what they sell it for 利潤，賺頭
Margins are low and many companies are struggling.
利潤很少，很多公司都在苦苦掙紮。
Within 10 years they had a gross profit margin of 50%.
10年裏他們的毛利率達到了50%。
4  [usually singular] an additional amount of something such as time, money, or space that you include in order to make sure that you are successful in achieving something 餘地；備用的時間[金錢，空間]
It’ll take about 30 minutes to dry but I’d allow a safety margin of, say, another 10 minutes.
要30分鐘左右才能幹，不過保險一點，再多10分鐘吧。
5  margin of error WRONG/INCORRECTthe degree to which a calculation might or can be wrong 誤差值，誤差幅度
The survey has a margin of error of 2.1%.
這次調查的誤差值爲2.1%。
Examples from the Corpus
margin of error• The poll has a margin of error of three percent.• The poll has a margin of error of 5 percentage points.• Obviously the figure is subject to a margin of error.• Over two years of use, for more than 4,000 tests, it has never strayed beyond the permitted margin of error.• Because of the difficulties associated with radiocarbon dating, each new date is given a statistical margin of error.• The margin of error is plus or minus one percent.
6  margin for error how many mistakes you can make and still be able to achieve something 出錯的餘地
At this late stage in the competition there is no margin for error.
在這個比賽的最後階段不允許出現任何差錯。
Examples from the Corpus
margin for error• Her margin for error shrinks to two or three seconds.• A birdie is rare indeed at Aldeburgh where there is virtually no margin for error, especially if the wind blows.• That meant there was no margin for error.• The margins for error on a smallholding are extremely narrow; only a skilled and diligent husbandman can hope to succeed.• They repeat the errors of the past, until finally their margin for error has been all but eroded.• Next week, with or without Young in the lineup, the 49ers know their margin for error will be dramatically reduced.• The coaches want to call every play and reduce their margin for error.
7  technical or literaryEDGE the edge of something, especially an area of land or water 〔尤指地域或水域的〕邊緣，邊隅
the western margin of southern Africa
非洲南部的西隅
8  on the margin(s) OUT/OUTSIDEa person on the margins of a situation or group has very little power, importance, or influence 處於邊緣地位，處於非主體地位〔指無權無勢，缺乏影響力〕 SYN on the fringes
unemployed youths living on the margins of society
生活在社會邊緣的失業青年
Examples from the Corpus
on the margin(s)• At each period new houses and streets have been added on the margins of the built-up area.• The Loughborough research shows that librarians don't have to feel apologetic about being on the margins of school action.• Competition on the margin forces organizations shed their skins, time and again.• Since many exist on the margins of their environments, small changes may create big problems for them.• Many mentally ill people have been forced to live on the margins of society.• In all, more than three out of five older women were living in or on the margins of poverty.• The Bill provides a little extra competition and regulation on the margin, but it does not fundamentally transform the regime.• Natural selection, which normally works on the margins, suddenly alters the core of the system.• You get feedback written on the margins on your page or typed on a separate piece of paper.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the empty space at the side of a page
adjectives
wide
The margin should be wider.
narrow (=not wide)
The margins are very narrow, making the page look cluttered.
a generous margin (=wide)
Leave a generous margin at the side of the page.
the right-hand margin (=on the right of the page)
There were some notes written in the right-hand margin.
the left-hand margin (=on the left of the page)
All typing begins at the left-hand margin.
verbs
leave a margin
The teacher told us to leave a margin wide enough for him to write corrections.
set the margins (=make them a particular size)
Set the margins to have one inch on each side.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the difference in the number of votes, points etc that exists between the winners and the losers of a competition or election
adjectives
a large/big margin
By a large margin, the book sold more copies than any other this year.
a huge margin (=a very big one)
They won the championship by a huge margin.
a small margin
Visitors from other parts of Scotland exceeded foreign visitors by only a small margin.
a narrow margin (=a very small one)
The proposal passed, but only by a narrow margin.
verbs
win by a large/small etc margin
The party won by a huge margin.
lose by a large/small etc margin
He lost by only a narrow margin.
Examples from the Corpus
margin• By early 1986 margins had narrowed.• The supermarkets then found that they could charge bigger margins on goods that were peripheral to their core business, processed foods.• Considerable margins of uncertainty are associated with the best-fit climate sensitivities identified in an analysis of this type.• The desired margin size is a positive function of the volatility of futures prices.• an eight-goal margin of defeat• Someone had written a note in the left-hand margin.• The poll, which showed Forbes leading Dole by a 31-22 percent margin, figured that 27 percent of independents would vote.• In size and significance, if not charm, Sydney has won out by a small margin.• There were notes pencilled in the margin.• The program sets the margins automatically.• She widened the margins so her essay would look longer.• The margin of error for the study was plus or minus 5 percentage points.
in the margin• The Masonic books I inherited from him were well marked and annotated in the margins, in his handwriting.• Each element, he wrote, must be honest, and Goldberg, in the margin, each element: honest.• Eradicate anxiety, he wrote, and Goldberg, in the margin, anxiety.• Excuses, wrote Goldberg in the margin of his typescript with a felt-tip pen, an end to excuses.• Read your story through carefully; each time you come across a transferable skill write it in the margin at the right.• Scribe across the panel then saw it to size and nail in the margin.• There were some penciled notes in the margin.• In addition, many times references within the main part of the text were made to important points presented in the margins.
by a wide/narrow/significant etc margin• Kennedy won the election by a narrow margin.• So far, its return has outpaced the Gfund and Ffunds by a wide margin.• This beats even the great Bobby Fischer by a wide margin.• But voters are preferring other candidates to Gramm by wide margins.• So Weinke took the Heisman by a narrow margin and Heupel is anything but a loser.• The initiative passed by a wide margin, but initial court rulings have enjoined its enforcement.• The Diconix was the slowest of the tested printers, by a narrow margin.• Surprise! the seventh firm won the tender by a narrow margin.
profit margin• The foodequipment business had a profit margin of 7. 1 % in 1994, with a strong performance from Hobart.• As a result, corporate cash flows have been expanding apace, and profit margins have improved.• And the new interest rate rise could wipe out retail businesses who have cut profit margins to the bone to survive.• The health ministry has fixed the pharmacists' profit margin at 10 %.• He also claimed interest rate profit margins had declined over the past year.• Price cuts failed to boost sales so profit margins have been slashed.• Francis noted that strong profit margins and a committed, rock-solid management team were the key elements for a successful start-up.• Their profit margin is enormous and their revenues increase every year.
safety margin• Another effect of the flare is to wind up the blade speed which helps to give a greater safety margin.
From Longman Business Dictionary
marginmar·gin /ˈmɑːdʒənˈmɑːr-/ noun
1[countableC, uncountableU]ACCOUNTING the difference between the price that something is sold for and the cost of producing or buying it. A margin is usually calculated as a percentage of the price that something is sold for, unlike a MARK-UP which is calculated as a percentage of the cost of producing or buying it
Prices and margins were down as a result of the recession.
margin on
The margin on canned soup is 15% to 20%.
a high-margin product.
The car division, suffering from weak sales and tight margins (=very small ones), made an operating loss.
→ gross margin → net interest margin → net margin → operating margin → profit margin
2on marginFINANCE if you buy shares or other investments on margin, you buy them with borrowed money
Individuals trading on margin sustained heavy losses during last year’s stock price declines.
Origin margin
(1300-1400) Latin margo “border”

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