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Buy on margin(money)
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margin(1)(dictionary)

margin(1) (iou) and ciao (iou)


margin(1) (iou)



margin noun. LME.
[Latin margin-, margo rel. to MARK noun1. Cf. MARGENT.]
That part of a surface which lies immediately within its boundary, esp. when in some way distinguished from the rest of the surface; esp. the space immediately adjacent to a river or piece of water; an edge, a border, a brink. LME.
Southey Between the mountain-base And the green margin of the waters. R. C. Hutchinson Here the road was rough, its margins indistinct. fig.: P. Fitzgerald The margin between alarm and fascination was soon crossed.
b. Botany & Zoology. A contour or boundary line of a body, or a distinct border differing in texture etc. from the main body. M18.
D. Morris A sharp margin between the lips and the surrounding face.
The space on a page between the extreme edge and the main body of written or printed matter, sometimes containing notes, references, illuminations, etc.; esp. the border at either side of the page as distinguished from the head and foot. Also, an annotation made in such a border; a ruled line marking off such a border. LME.
J. Irving Both sides of the page..were..filled. Dr Larch was not a man for leaving margins.
Carpentry. The flat part of the stiles and rails of framed work. E19.
a. A condition near the limit below or beyond which something ceases to be possible or desirable. M19.
J. Buchan The working classes..being nearer the margin of subsistence..are..likely to be content with what meets their immediate needs.
b. An amount of space, time, money, material, etc., by which something exceeds or falls short of what is required; spec. = profit margin s.v. PROFIT noun. M19.
A. Lurie He realizes by what a narrow margin he has been saved. P. Auster All investigations of this sort must make allowances for a certain margin of error.
c. Stock Exchange. A sum deposited by a speculative seller or buyer with a broker to cover the risk of loss on a transaction on account. M19.
d. An addition to a person's wage or salary for extra skill or responsibility. Austral. M20.
Phrases: margin of safety an allowance made for safety; spec. a number equal to the factor of safety minus one.
Comb.: margin call a demand by a broker that an investor deposit further cash or securities to guarantee the margin on an investment; margin release a mechanism on a typewriter which allows typing in the margin previously set; the key operating this.
marginless adjective M19.

ciao (iou)



ciao interjection. colloq. E20.
[Italian dial. alt. of schiavo (I am your) slave from medieval Latin sclavus slave.]
Hello; goodbye.