margin

margine

Spazio vuoto intorno al testo su una pagina.

In inglese semplice: The empty space around the writing on a page.

• Leave a wide margin.
• She wrote a note in the margin.
• The printer cut off the right margin.

Espressioni comuni: page margin, wide margin, in the margin

margine, distacco

Differenza tra due punteggi, quantità o risultati, soprattutto tra chi vince e chi perde.

In inglese semplice: The difference between two scores, amounts, or results, especially between a winner and a loser.

• They won by a narrow margin.
• Her margin of victory surprised everyone.
• The final margin was just two points.

Come si usa: by a margin of… (They won by a margin of three votes.)

Sinonimi: difference, gap

Espressioni comuni: winning margin, narrow margin, margin of victory

margine di profitto

Differenza tra il prezzo di vendita e il costo di produzione o di acquisto di un prodotto.

In inglese semplice: The amount by which a selling price is higher than the cost of making or buying something.

• Our profit margin is small.
• Rising costs have reduced their margins.
• The shop earns a higher margin on drinks.

Come si usa: margin on something (The margin on each sandwich is small.)

Sinonimi: profit

Espressioni comuni: profit margin, low margin, margin on something

margine

Tempo, denaro o spazio in più previsto per eventuali problemi o necessità aggiuntive.

In inglese semplice: Extra time, money, or space allowed in case something goes wrong or needs more.

• Leave a small margin for delays.
• The schedule gives us no margin for error.
• We added a safety margin to the budget.

Come si usa: margin for something (We left a margin for unexpected costs.)

Sinonimi: allowance, buffer

Espressioni comuni: safety margin, margin for error, leave a margin

margine di errore

Misura di quanto un risultato rilevato o stimato può differire dal valore reale.

In inglese semplice: The amount by which a measured or estimated result could differ from the true value.

• The survey has a small margin of error.
• A larger sample reduces the margin of error.
• The reported difference falls within the margin of error.

Come si usa: margin of error of… (The poll has a margin of error of three percentage points.)

Espressioni comuni: margin of error, small error margin

margine

Posizione fuori dal centro di un gruppo o della società, con poco potere o influenza.

In inglese semplice: A position outside the main part of a group or society, with little power or influence.

• They live on the margins of society.
• Her views kept her on the margin of the movement.
• The charity helps people pushed to the margins.

Come si usa: on the margin of something (He remained on the margin of political life.)

Sinonimi: fringe, edge

Contrari: center

Espressioni comuni: on the margin, margin of society