„Margin“

1. In commercial terms the difference between the cost of goods sold and the total net sales price.

2. The purchase of a stock or a commodity with payment of only part of the purchase price in cash (called the margin) and the balance by loan (usually made by the broker.)

Ferrell, O. C., Hirt, Geoffrey A., & Ferrell, L. (2008). Business: A Changing World. McGraw-Hill/Irwin.