Модель употребления:
[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.
Примеры для изучающих
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.
I drew a star in the margin.
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'margin' with 'border'; 'margin' refers to the empty space, not a decorative line.
Значение
Blank space at edge
Коллокации
wide margin
|narrow margin
|top margin
|page margin
|set margins
Синонимы
border (Refers to the outer edge; less specific to blank space on a page.)
Антонимы
content area (The part of the page containing text or images, opposite to the empty margin.)
Темы
writing
|printing
|design
|education
|communication
Определение
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.
Модель употребления:
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%.
Примеры для изучающих
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.
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse 'margin' with 'percentage' or 'rate'; 'margin' here is an absolute difference, not necessarily a percentage.
Значение
Amount of difference
Коллокации
win by a narrow margin
|lose by a wide margin
|victory margin
|margin of error
Синонимы
gap (A general term for difference; not limited to numerical comparison.)
Антонимы
tie (No difference between two amounts or scores.)
Темы
sports
|business
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Определение
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.
СУЩЕСТВИТЕЛЬНОЕ
B2
TECHNICAL
3
Модель употребления:
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.
Примеры для изучающих
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.
Частая ошибка:
Some learners confuse 'margin' with 'markup'; while related, they are calculated differently in business terms.
Значение
Difference between cost and price
Коллокации
profit margin
|gross margin
|net margin
|high margin
Синонимы
markup (Specifically refers to the increase from cost price to selling price; not always the same as profit margin calculation.)
Антонимы
loss (When costs are greater than revenue instead of having a profit margin.)
Определение
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.
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.
Примеры для изучающих
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.
Значение
Edge or border of an area
Коллокации
forest margin
|water margin
|on the margins
Синонимы
edge (A more general term for the outer boundary of something.)
Антонимы
center (The middle part, opposite to the edge.)
Темы
geography
|nature
|space
|core_vocabulary
Определение
The edge of a place or thing.
The outer edge or border of an area, place, or situation.