margin
/ˈmɑː.dʒɪn/(noun)
AWL Sublist 5CEFR B2IELTS Band 7.0 - 9.0
Academic Definition
The edge or border of something; the amount by which a thing is won or falls short; profit on sales.
Key Academic Collocations
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marginmarginalmarginallymarginsmarginalize
Lexical Alternatives (Synonyms)
leewayallowancesurplusbrinkperimeter
Academic Sample Sentences in Context
"Electric vehicle manufacturing became commercially viable only after battery advancements boosted corporate profit margins."
"The incumbent political party retained legislative power by an exceptionally narrow margin of fewer than 5,000 ballots."
"Vulnerable migrant workers frequently find themselves forced to subsist on the economic margins of metropolitan society."
IELTS Examiner Scoring Strategy (Lexical Resource)
'By a wide margin' and 'profit margin' are essential Task 1 expressions: 'Product A outsold Product B by a wide margin'.