margin

Related to margin: profit margin, margin call, Margin trading

by a margin (of something)

By a particular amount of something, especially points in a game or contest, over or below another amount. 17–1? Wow, I can't believe they won by such a large margin. Don't get cocky—you guys only won by a margin of three points.
See also: by, margin

by a wide margin

By a large amount; by a lot. We won that game by a wide margin! I think the final score was 10-1.
See also: by, margin, wide

on the margins of (something)

Existing at the periphery of a larger group, receiving less or little attention compared to the majority. The collective has been on the margins of the New York art scene for many years, but they are finally beginning to get some recognition from the mainstream. The laws rarely take into account those on the margins of society who are often the most vulnerable or in need of assistance.
See also: margin, of, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • by a margin (of something)
  • if that
  • amount to
  • as many as
  • as many as...
  • compute (something) at (some amount)
  • compute at
  • in the order of (some amount)
  • in/of the order of
  • of the order of (some amount)
References in classic literature
In the mean time the vessel of skin had reached the land, and the fugitives were once more united on the margin of the river.
The Prairie
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Promises, good intentions and delivery
Margin expansion was attributed to the company's increased focus on research and development (R and D) and its ability to effectively pass on price changes to customers.
D and L '18 profit up 10%
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; vertical-align: top;">"When it comes to our pets, very few are prepared for emergencies," said spokesperson Omar Malik of Life Care Group Inc.
Life Care Group Inc. Launches Pet First Aid Kit
FIS' Cleared Derivatives Margin Advisor replicates margin requirements for current or hypothetical portfolios in real-time across the diverse exchange traded derivatives market supported by FIS post-trade systems.
BNP Paribas selects FIS' Cleared Derivatives Margin Advisor
The average net profit margin of all listed firms was 19.4 percent in 2015, before shrinking to 14.5 percent last year.
Profit margins trend downward at bourse
As such, the OMC's margin would go up to Rs2.64 per litre from Rs2.55 while dealer's commission would rise to Rs3.47 per litre instead of Rs3.35.
Margins on petrol, diesel sales raised
In other words, the solvency margin requires that the value of assets should exceed the value of liabilities by a certain margin.
Solvency capital regime of the Philippines
The CAP breast cancer protocols detail many factors in addition to margin status that impact patient management.
Breast Specimen Processing and Reporting With an Emphasis on Margin Evaluation: A College of American Pathologists Survey of 866 Laboratories
Wilmington Trust, a provider of corporate and institutional services including custody and collateral solutions for a wide variety of financial institutions, insurance companies, health care organizations, educational institutions, and publicly traded entities in the United States, has engaged AcadiaSoft to launch a new "Margin Management" service for clients, the company said.
Wilmington Trust launches 'Margin Management' service
16-21: Approval: 38%, Disapproval: 55%; Margin: -17%
Trump Approval Numbers Still Quite Low
In all the cases, a margin of 1 cm around the tumour was attempted.
Accuracy of frozen sections in oral cancer resections, an experience of a tertiary care hospital
The isolates were grown on 8 different solid media to select best media for growth viz., Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA), Potato Carrot Agar (PCA), Czapek's Dox Agar (CDA), Host Extract Agar (HEA), Oat Meal Agar (OMA), Corn Meal Agar (CMA), Sabouraud's -Dextrose Agar (SDA) and V8 Juice Agar (V8JA) and to find the difference in colony characters such as radial growth, type of colony margin, colour of margin, mycelial growth, sectoring and sporulation.
Pathogenic variability of Alternaria spp. isolates causing leaf blight of cotton
Qatar Stock Exchange announced the introduction of Margin Trading at QSE and the start of application process to allow QSE members get licensed as Margin Lenders.
Margin trading launched at Qatar Stock Exchange