What does margen in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word margen in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use margen in Spanish.

The word margen in Spanish means bank, edge, margin, time allowed, time allotted, margin, margin, room, apart from, outside the law, stay at the edge, scope for action, leeway for action, profit margin, profit margin, backwardation, margin of error, error margin, marginal note, reduce the margin of error. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word margen

bank, edge

nombre ambiguo en cuanto al género (borde, orilla) (water)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los terrenos en la margen del río están en riesgo de inundación.
The land on the bank of the river is in danger of flooding.

margin

nombre masculino (hoja: espacio en blanco a los lados)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elige una sangría de 5 cm para ambos lados, el margen ancho se ve mejor.
Choose a 5 cm indentation on both sides, because a wide margin looks better.

time allowed, time allotted

nombre masculino (plazo, lapso límite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El examen era muy largo y el margen de tiempo muy corto, no pude contestar todas las preguntas.
The exam was long and the time allowed was short, and I wasn't able to answer all of the questions.

margin

nombre masculino (desviación en resultado) (of error)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Siempre existe un margen de error cuando se trabaja con probabilidades.
There is always a margin of error when working with probabilities.

margin

nombre masculino (cantidad: beneficio, utilidad) (profit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Emprendí un negocio con un margen de ganancias muy alto pero que conlleva un nivel de riesgo elevado.
I started a business with a high profit margin, but that carries a high level of risk.

room

nombre masculino (ocasión, oportunidad) (for variation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ambigüedad en sus palabras dio margen a malas interpretaciones.
The ambiguity in his words left room for misinterpretation.

apart from

locución preposicional (aparte de)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Al margen de todo lo dicho,sí se puede encontrar el financiamiento.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tom remained apart from the rest of the partygoers.

outside the law

locución adverbial (de manera ilegal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Es una red criminal que opera al margen de la ley.
It is a criminal network that operates outside the law.

stay at the edge

locución verbal (no intervenir) (literal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se mantuvo al margen de la negociación para ver la capacidad de sus empleados.
He stayed at the edge of the negotiation to see the ability of his employees.

scope for action, leeway for action

(campo de maniobra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La gerencia otorgó un gran margen de acción para este proyecto.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The relaxed office atmosphere gives Maria a lot of room to maneuver.

profit margin

(ganancia, rendimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Primero que nada, debes calcular el margen de beneficio de cada uno de los productos que vendes en tu tienda.
First of all, you have to calculate the profit margin for each of the products you sell at your shop.

profit margin

(porcentaje de ganancias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

backwardation

locución nominal masculina (economía: magnitud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

margin of error, error margin

(franja de desviación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No podemos tener margen de error con las cuentas, deben salir perfectas.
We can't have a margin of error (or: an error margin) in the accounts. They need to be perfect.

marginal note

locución nominal femenina (nota aclaratoria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fotocopia tiene una nota al margen con algunas definiciones breves para facilitar su lectura.
The photocopy has a marginal note with some brief definitions to facilitate reading.

reduce the margin of error

locución verbal (minimizar el margen de error)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Debemos reducir el margen de error en nuestras investigaciones.
We must reduce the margin of error in our investigations.

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