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noun empty space at the side of a page in a book, etc. ADJ. generous, wide Leave a generous margin on the left. | narrow | left-hand, right-hand VERB + MARGIN leave, rule, set | adjust PREP. at the ~ Start writing at the left-hand margin. | in the ~ She scribbled notes in the margin. space, time, votes, etc. by which sth is won ADJ. comfortable, considerable, greater, huge, large, wide | narrow, slim, small | clear, safe VERB + MARGIN have PREP. by a ~ She won by a clear margin. | ~ over He had an 18-second margin over his nearest rival. PHRASES by the largest/narrowest, etc. of margins He won by the narrowest of margins. | a margin of victory amount of extra space, time, etc. ADJ. good, greater, wide Sales predictions are open to wide margins of error. | narrow | adequate | safety VERB + MARGIN allow (sb/sth), give (sb/sth), leave, provide The device gives a greater margin of safety. PREP. ~ for We have substantial reserves, which provide a good margin for uncertainties. PHRASES a margin for/of error The schedule left no margin for error. | a margin of safety profit ADJ. high, large | low, narrow, small, tight We're working to rather tight profit margins. | gross, net | profit | operating, pre-tax, retail VERB + MARGIN achieve, have These manufacturers have high gross margins. | operate at/on, work to | improve, increase Higher productivity has enabled them to increase their profit margins. | cut, erode, reduce, squeeze Price rises have eroded profit margins. MARGIN + VERB widen | narrow PREP. at a ~ They are operating at very low margins. | ~ on They hope to improve their margins on computers.PER CENT (for more verbs)
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margin
adjectives
wide
• The margin should be wider.
narrow
(= not wide )
• The margins are very narrow, making the page look cluttered.
a generous margin
(= wide )
• Leave a generous margin at the side of the page.
the right-hand margin
(= on the right of the page )
• There were some notes written in the right-hand margin.
the left-hand margin
(= on the left of the page )
• All typing begins at the left-hand margin.
verbs
leave a margin
• The teacher told us to leave a margin wide enough for him to write corrections.
set the margins
(= make them a particular size )
• Set the margins to have one inch on each side.
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adjectives
a large/big margin
• By a large margin, the book sold more copies than any other this year.
a huge margin
(= a very big one )
• They won the championship by a huge margin.
a small margin
• Visitors from other parts of Scotland exceeded foreign visitors by only a small margin.
a narrow margin
(= a very small one )
• The proposal passed, but only by a narrow margin.
verbs
win by a large/small etc margin
• The party won by a huge margin.
lose by a large/small etc margin
• He lost by only a narrow margin.
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