マージン

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Used in business, finance, and general contexts to refer to a margin, such as profit margin, safety margin, or blank space around text.

マージンを取とるto take a margin (profit cut)
仲ちゅう介かい業ぎょう者しゃは取とり引ひきごとに一いっ定ていのマージンを取とる。
The broker takes a fixed margin on every transaction.
マージンが大おおきい／小ちいさいthe margin is large/small
この商しょう品ひんは利り益えきのマージンが小ちいさい。
This product has a small profit margin.
〈場ば所しょ〉にマージンを取とるto leave a margin (blank space) around a page or layout
印いん刷さつする前まえにページの上じょう下げにマージンを取とってください。
Please leave a margin at the top and bottom of the page before printing.

余よ白はくN2
余白 is the native Japanese word for blank space on a page, while マージン is the loanword used for the same idea especially in printing/layout contexts as well as for profit margins.
利り鞘ざや
利ざや is the specific finance term for a profit spread (e.g. interest margin), while マージン is the broader loanword used for profit margin in general business talk.
利り益えきN2
利益 is the general word for profit or gain, whereas マージン specifically refers to the margin or cut taken on a transaction.

マーガリン
マージン (margin) and マーガリン (margarine) sound similar but are completely unrelated words, one about finance/space and the other a food product.

Borrowed from English 'margin'.