(Accounting 会计) [countable, uncountable] 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.目前利润太低以至于我们负担不起额外的费用。◆high-margin products高利润产品 SYN profit 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 [countable] 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 [countable, usually singular] 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 (Stock Exchange 证券交易(所)) [countable, uncountable] 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 [countable] 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.当广告处于边缘时，它们会比页面顶部的通栏标题大一些。 [countable] 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.处于外围的石油生产商被迫结业。 (HR 人力资源) [countable, usually plural] 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
(Stock Exchange 证券交易(所)) 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 Both words are used to describe the amount of money that a business makes from selling a product, but they are calculated in different ways 这两个词都用于指企业通过出售产品所获得的金额，但计算方法不同：The markup is a percentage of how much it costs the business to produce the product. It is the amount by which this amount is increased to decide the price. * markup 指产品生产企业在成本基础上的加价（利润）。The margin is a percentage of the amount that the product is sold for. It is the amount of the price which is profit for the seller. * margin 指产品销售商的利润。If a store buys a product for $1 and sells it for $1.50, the markup is 50%, the margin is 33%. 如果商店以 1 元的价格购买产品，再以 1.5 元的价格出售，则加价为 50%，利润为 33%。