(economics) The increase in cost that accompanies a unit increase in output; the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to output.

The study of the larger world and the place of human society within it.

(finance) Request by a stockbroker or similar for the client to deposit more money in order to cover losses that have built up in open positions held on margin (rather than having been paid for in full).

A part of ocean partially enclosed by land such as islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas.

(statistics) An expression of the lack of precision in the results obtained from a sample. / An amount, beyond the calculated minimum, added for safety.

plural of marginal benefit

(economics) The additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good.

plural of margin call

plural of marginal sea

plural of profit margin