() [, ]the difference between the cost of buying or producing sth and the price that it is sold for, calculated as a percentage of the selling price 利润◆They make an 18% margin on the sale of each phone. 他们每销售一部电话赢利 18%。◆Higher insurance and security costs had lowered the margin. 越来越高的保险与保障成本降低了利润。◆There is so little margin right now that we cannot afford added expenses. 目前利润太低以至於我们负担不起额外的费用。◆high-margin products 高利润产品SYNprofit margin ➡gross margin ⨁a high / low / tight margin 高/低/微小利润⨁to increase / make a margin 增加/赚取利润
[] an extra amount of sth such as time, space, money, etc. that you include in order to make sure that sth is successful (时间、空间、金钱等的)余地,余裕◆The calculation includes a safety margin to allow for price rises. 这一计算给价格上涨留有安全余地。◆The plan leaves us a slim margin for error. 这一计划几乎不允许我们失误。➡margin of error
[, ]the amount by which one quantity is greater or smaller than another 差额◆The committee voted against the change by a margin of just five to four. 委员会以五比四的差额投票反对这一变革。◆Sales of children's clothing has outperformed other clothing by a considerable margin. 儿童服装的销售业绩大大超过了其他服装。⨁a comfortable / considerable / narrow / wide margin 相当大的/可观的/微小的/较大的差额
() [, ]money, shares, bonds, etc. that an investor must leave with a broker to cover any possible losses 保证金;押金◆Brokers ask investors to cover daily price moves by depositing margin. 经纪人要求投资者通过缴存保证金的方式为每日价格波动作担保。➡margin account
[] the empty space at the side of a written or printed page or web page 边缘部分;页边距◆The software allows you to set the margins of the document. 这软件允许用户设定文件的页边距。◆When the ads are at the margin they can be larger than top-of-page banners. 当广告处於边缘时,它们会比页面顶部的通栏标题大一些。
[] the part that is not included in the main part of a group, an organization or a situation 外围;边缘◆Usually companies make changes at the margins rather than in their core business. 公司通常在其外围而不是在核心业务上进行整改。◆Oil producers at the margin were driven out of business. 处於外围的石油生产商被迫结业。
() [, ]in Australia and New Zealand, an amount that is added to a basic wage, paid for special skill or responsibility (澳大利亚、新西兰等国除基本工资之外因特殊技能或职责而支付的)附加工资
●on ˈmargin () if an investor buys shares, futures , etc. on margin, they borrow money from their broker to pay for them, using their account as a guarantee 凭保证金(购买股票、期货等)◆You must have a minimum amount of cash or equity in your account to be allowed to trade on margin. 你的账户里必须有最低金额的现金或证券以便获准凭保证金交易。gross profit margin high-margin low-margin net margin net profit margin operating margin operating profit margin solvency margin