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margins

NOUN

border; room around something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

edge limit surplus

STRONG

allowance bound boundary brim brink compass extra field frame hem latitude leeway lip perimeter periphery play rim scope selvage shore side skirt space trimming verge

WEAK

confine elbowroom

Antonyms

STRONG

center inside interior middle

WEAK

core

Example Sentences

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Margins are tight, and businesses are having to think of new ways to balance the books.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Margins for machinery and equipment wholesaling rose 3.5% month over month in April.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Margins are likely to compress in the coming few quarters because of the cost of introducing new cutting-edge chip-making in its factories.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Margins were also impacted by planned downtime at its Russellville, Ala., plant, which the company is converting into a Case Ready plant to support the growth of a key customer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Margins are no longer a necessity even in the most formal letters.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.