From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō ("edge, brink, border, margin").

• (British) IPA: /ˈmɑːd͡ʒɪn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmɑːɹd͡ʒ(ə)n/

margin (plural margins)

1. (typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
2. The edge or border of any flat surface.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 7:

     The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.

3. (figuratively) The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group.
4. A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores.

   margin of victory

5. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.

   margin of error

6. (finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
7. (finance) Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.
8. That which is ancillary; periphery.

   This model merely nips at the margins.

• French: marge
• German: Seitenrand
• Italian: margine
• Portuguese: margem
• Russian: по́ле
• Spanish: margen

• French: marge
• Russian: край

• Russian: до́пуск
• Spanish: margen

• French: marge
• German: Gewinnspanne, Gewinnmarge, Marge
• Russian: при́быль
• Spanish: margen

• German: Einschuss

margin (margins, present participle margining; simple past and past participle margined)

1. (transitive) To add a margin to.
2. (transitive) To enter (notes etc.) into the margin.
3. (transitive, finance) To trade (securities etc.) on margin (collateral).