margin vs amount

amount vs margin

margin and amount both are nouns.

margin is not a verb while amount is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
margin	Yes	No	No	No
amount	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, amount is a hypernym of margin; that is, amount is a word with a broader meaning than margin:

margin: an amount beyond the minimum necessary
amount: the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion

margin (noun)	amount (noun)
an amount beyond the minimum necessary	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits	the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities	a quantity of money
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

margin (verb)	amount (verb)
	to measure up to in kind or quality
	add up in number or quantity
	be tantamount or equivalent to

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