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 could approach 30% in the coming years, though the company might have to reinvest some of its profit potential to improve supplier performance.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Margins in retirement were notably weaker as well, the analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Margins declined in the recent quarter as tariffs and inflation weighed on costs.

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.