1. border 2. The blank space bordering the written or printed area on a page. 3. the margin of reality; has crossed the margin of civilized behavior. 4. room 5. a margin of 500 votes. 6. The minimum return that an enterprise may earn and still pay for itself. 7. The difference between the cost and the selling price of securities or commodities. 8. The difference between the market value of collateral and the face value of a loan. 9. An amount in money, or represented by securities, deposited by a customer with a broker as a provision against loss on transactions made on account. 10. The border of a leaf. 11. To provide with a margin. 12. To be a margin to; border. 13. To inscribe or enter in the margin of a page. 14. margin up a brokerage account. 15. margin a transaction. 16. To buy or hold (securities) by depositing or adding to a margin.
