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Page margin

The blank space between the text and the edges of a page.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
Duplicate · right

Margin (finance)

Collateral an investor deposits with a broker to borrow money for trading; a falling account triggers a margin call.

First in use: the 1800s

Margin / Page margin / Margin (finance)

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From the edge of the page to the edge of a margin call.

Which meaning of Margin is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Page margin came first (ancient / pre-modern). Margin (finance) arrived in the 1800s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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