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 were tight, Ms. Kobza writes, amid the “commercialization of leisure.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Margins were also lower in company-operated Wendy’s restaurants in the U.S., primarily due to a decline in traffic, as well as higher costs for commodities and labor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Margins of profit here are very small, but there is practically no loss in the matter of accounts, and a librarian is very satisfactory to deal with, as he usually knows what he wants.

From The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing by Hitchcock, Frederick H.