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margin      /ˈmɑɚʤən/   noun [count]

(margem, reserva)

 

plural margins

 

 

1 : the part of a page that is above, below, or to the side of the printed part • Please write your name in the left/left-hand margin of the page.

 

2 : the place where something (such as piece of land) stops : the edge of something • Mountains lie at the city’s northern/southernmargins. — often used figuratively in the phrase on the margins orUS on the margin • 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]

 

3 : an extra amount of something (such as time or space) that can be used if it is needed • a safety margin

 

Note: If you have little or no margin for/of error, it means that you need to be very careful not to make mistakes. If you have a greatermargin for/of error, you can be less careful. • The schedule allows us very little margin for error.

 

4 : a measurement of difference • The bullet missed his heart by a narrow/slim margin. [=the bullet narrowly missed his heart] • She won by a margin of 3,000 votes.

 

Note: A margin of error is a number or percentage that shows how accurate a measurement is. • 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]