Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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marginal | No | Yes | No | No |
margin | Yes | No | No | No |
marginal (noun) | margin (noun) |
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an amount beyond the minimum necessary | |
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | |
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page | |
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities | |
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary |
marginal (adjective) | margin (adjective) |
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of questionable or minimal quality | |
just barely adequate or within a lower limit | |
at or constituting a border or edge | |
producing at a rate that barely covers production costs |