margin vs satisfactory

margin

noun
  • A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores. 

  • A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits. 

  • The edge or border of any flat surface. 

  • The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production. 

  • margin of victory 

  • That which is ancillary; periphery. 

  • The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group. 

  • The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc. 

  • Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc. 

verb
  • To enter (notes etc.) into the margin. 

  • To trade (securities etc.) on margin (collateral). 

  • To add a margin to. 

satisfactory

noun
  • The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them. 

  • Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them. 

adj
  • Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying. 

  • Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient. 

  • Making atonement for a sin; expiatory. 

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