(economics) The use of marginal analysis to solve large classes of microeconomic problems.

plural of marginalism

(typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc. / The edge or border of any flat surface.

(transitive) To add a margin to. / (transitive) To enter (notes etc.) into the margin. / (transitive, finance) To trade (securities etc.) on margin (collateral).

Written in the margin of a book. / (geography) Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.

Something or somebody that is marginal. / (politics) A constituency won with a small margin.

(transitive) To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.

plural of margo

plural of margin

The state of being marginal