Commentary: MARGIN[+region][+boundary][+edge][+concrete/+abstract]
Examples:
There is a cottage at the margin of the woods.
My master document specifies a one-inch margin all around the text.
John wrote notes in the margins of his textbook.
That dress in on the margins of good taste. (figurative)
These people are living on the margin of society. (figurative)
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 5, 2
Commentary: MARGIN[+quantity][+amount][+money][+profit]
Examples:
Their margins on sales of computer hardware have gotten smaller in recent years.
The profit margins are enormous on designer handbags.
My margin for each pie sold will be about fifteen cents.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: MARGIN[+quantity][+amount][+money][+credit][+collateral]
Examples:
Mary got a margin call from her futures broker.
You'll have to set up a margin account with your broker to sell options.
Buying stock on the margin can be dangerous.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: MARGIN[+quantity][+measure][+surplus][+leeway]
Examples:
We have left ourselves no margin of error.
There are safety margins factored into modern dive computers.
The margin of tolerance for this pattern is one-sixteenth of an inch.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: MARGIN[+quantity][+measure][+surplus][+majority]
Examples:
The bill passed by a one-vote margin.
Their margin of victory was small but decisive.
The referendum passed by a only a narrow margin.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2