Margin | Mean of margin in English Dictionary

/ˈmɑɚʤən/

• Noun
• the part of a page that is above, below, or to the side of the printed part
1. Please write your name in the left/left-hand margin of the page.
2. a book with wide/narrow margins
• the place where something (such as a piece of land) stops
1. We'll meet at the margin [=(more commonly) edge] of the forest.
2. Mountains lie at the city's northern/southern margins.
3. 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]
4. The business has been operating on the margins of respectability. [=has been operating in a way that is not truly respectable]
• an extra amount of something (such as time or space) that can be used if it is needed
1. a safety margin
2. We want the design to offer users a generous margin for error.
3. The schedule allows us very little margin for error.

• a measurement of difference
1. The bullet missed his heart by a narrow/slim margin. [=the bullet narrowly missed his heart]
2. We lost the election by a one-vote margin. [=we lost the election by one vote]
3. She won by a margin of 3,000 votes.
4. He was the winner by a large/considerable margin.
5. 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]