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

Steel production is stabilizing and ore consumption is ticking up, while weak mill margins limit the strength of the recovery in demand, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

"When margins are squeezed, companies cut costs and investment; when investment is delayed, the UK becomes less competitive; and when competitiveness falls, future investment increasingly goes elsewhere," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Demand recovery appears limited by weak steel-mill margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

At the same time, competition and a new luxury car tax have hit profit margins.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Emily couldn’t resist peeking behind herself to look at Maddie, who scowled at her binder and scratched a doodle in the margins of her paper.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman