margin
gb/mˈɑɹd͡ʒən/ us/mˈɑɹd͡ʒən/
A2
אנגלית
~ 3000
margó, különbség, haszonkulcs, árrés, perem, periféria, szél
שם עצם
A2
1
margó
A2
תבנית שימוש:
[something] has a [number]-inch margin
Please leave a one-inch margin on all sides of your essay.
Hagyj egy hüvelyknyi margót az esszéd minden oldalán.
The text runs too close to the margin.
A szöveg túl közel van a margóhoz.
She doodled flowers in the margin of her notebook.
The printer cut off part of the bottom margin.
He adjusted the margins to fit more text on the page.
דוגמאות ללומדים
There is a big margin on this page.
Ezen az oldalon nagy a margó.
Write your name in the top margin.
Írd a nevedet a felső margóra.
My teacher told me to make the margins wider.
The margin is empty.
I drew a star in the margin.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'margin' with 'border'; 'margin' refers to the empty space, not a decorative line.
משמעות
Blank space at edge
צירופים
wide margin
|narrow margin
|top margin
|page margin
|set margins
מילים נרדפות
border (Refers to the outer edge; less specific to blank space on a page.)
הפכים
content area (The part of the page containing text or images, opposite to the empty margin.)
נושאים
writing
|printing
|design
|education
|communication
הגדרה
The empty space at the side or top of a page or paper.
The empty space around the edges of a page, document, or other surface.
שם עצם
B1
2
különbség
A2
תבנית שימוש:
win/lose by a margin of [number]
They won the game by a narrow margin.
Kis különbséggel nyerték meg a mérkőzést.
The bill passed by a margin of just two votes.
A törvényjavaslatot mindössze két szavazatnyi különbséggel fogadták el.
Our team lost by a wide margin.
She finished the race with a comfortable margin over her rivals.
The final margin was only 0.5%.
דוגמאות ללומדים
We won by a small margin.
Kis különbséggel nyertünk.
He lost by a big margin.
Nagy különbséggel veszített.
The team won by two points.
She won with a wide margin.
They lost with a small margin.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'margin' with 'percentage' or 'rate'; 'margin' here is an absolute difference, not necessarily a percentage.
משמעות
Amount of difference
צירופים
win by a narrow margin
|lose by a wide margin
|victory margin
|margin of error
מילים נרדפות
gap (A general term for difference; not limited to numerical comparison.)
הפכים
tie (No difference between two amounts or scores.)
נושאים
sports
|business
|politics
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
The number that shows how much one thing is bigger than another.
The amount by which one amount, score, or result is greater than another.
שם עצם
B2
TECHNICAL
3
haszonkulcs
B2
árrés
B2
תבנית שימוש:
a [percentage] profit margin on [something]
Our profit margin has increased this quarter.
Nőtt a haszonkulcsunk ebben a negyedévben.
The company operates on thin margins.
A cég szűk árréssel dolgozik.
We need to improve our gross margin.
This product has a high profit margin.
Their net margin fell due to rising costs.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The shop has a big profit margin.
Az üzlet nagy haszonkulccsal dolgozik.
We make money with a good margin.
Jó haszonkulccsal keresünk pénzt.
Our margin is small this year.
High margins mean more profit.
Low margins are bad for business.
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners confuse 'margin' with 'markup'; while related, they are calculated differently in business terms.
משמעות
Difference between cost and price
צירופים
profit margin
|gross margin
|net margin
|high margin
מילים נרדפות
markup (Specifically refers to the increase from cost price to selling price; not always the same as profit margin calculation.)
הפכים
loss (When costs are greater than revenue instead of having a profit margin.)
נושאים
business
|finance
הגדרה
The money you make from selling something after paying for its cost.
The amount of profit made on a product or service, calculated as the difference between cost and selling price.
שם עצם
B2
4
They camped on the margins of the forest.
Az erdő szélén táboroztak.
Villages lie along the margins of the river.
Falvak fekszenek a folyó mentén.
He lives on the margins of society.
Crops grew along the field's margins.
דוגמאות ללומדים
We walked at the margin of the forest.
Az erdő szélén sétáltunk.
There are trees at the river's margin.
Fák állnak a folyó partján.
He lives at the margin of town.
They built houses on the field's margin.
משמעות
Edge or border of an area
צירופים
forest margin
|water margin
|on the margins
מילים נרדפות
edge (A more general term for the outer boundary of something.)
הפכים
center (The middle part, opposite to the edge.)
נושאים
geography
|nature
|space
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
The edge of a place or thing.
The outer edge or border of an area, place, or situation.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
margin
IPA
GB/mˈɑɹd͡ʒən/
US/mˈɑɹd͡ʒən/
הברות והטעמה
mar - gin (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (mar)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: margin
- Plural: margins
משפחת מילים
Forms
margins
noun
Core family
marginal
adjective B2
Related words
marginally
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
marginalize
verb C1
marginalization
noun C1
ביטויים
by a narrow margin
1/bˈaɪ ə nˈɛɹoʊ mˈɑɹd͡ʒən/
fixed phrase
Win/succeed by small difference
To win or succeed with only a small amount more than the other side.
דוגמאות
- They won the election by a narrow margin.
- She passed the exam by a narrow margin.
margin of error
1/mˈɑɹd͡ʒən əv ˈɛɹɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Allowed measurement variation range
The range that shows how much a number could be wrong in research or statistics.
דוגמאות
- The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3%.
- Always consider the margin of error when interpreting results.
on the margins (of)
1/ˈɔn ðə mˈɑɹd͡ʒənz əv/
fixed phrase
At edge or outside main group/area
To be at the edge or outside of an important group, place, or activity.
דוגמאות
- He has lived on the margins of society for years.
- Small farms operate on the margins of the economy.