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 are the final piece of the puzzle for investors.

From Barron's • May 1, 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 declined in the recent quarter as tariffs and inflation weighed on costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Margins of foot well developed; eyes superficial; three chitinous stomachal plates; shell external, with reduced spire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various