marginal

  • 21marginal — Incremental. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * marginal mar‧gin‧al [ˈmɑːdʒnl ǁ ˈmɑːr ] adjective 1. a marginal change, increase, fall etc is very small, and not enough to make an important difference: • The country s unemployment rate… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 22marginal — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)ʤɪn(ə)l[/t]] marginals 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as marginal, you mean that it is small or not very important. This is a marginal improvement on October... The role of the opposition party proved marginal. 2) ADJ GRADED… …

    English dictionary

  • 23marginal — ► adjetivo 1 Del margen. 2 Que está en el margen: ■ no vio la nota marginal. 3 Que es de importancia secundaria o escasa: ■ asunto marginal; partido marginal. SINÓNIMO secundario 4 Que está aparte de lo que se considera normal: ■ conductas… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 24marginal — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin marginalis, from Latin margin , margo Date: 1573 1. written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet < marginal notes > 2. a. of, relating to, or situated at a margin or border b. not of central importance < …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25marginal — mar|gin|al [ˈma:dʒınəl US ˈma:r ] adj 1.) a marginal change or difference is too small to be important ▪ a marginal increase in the unemployment figures ▪ a marginal improvement in profits 2.) technical relating to a change in cost, value etc&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26Marginal — Ein Marginal (lat. margo, marginis = „Rand“) ist etwas am Rande/auf der Grenze Liegendes, Nebensächliches (d. h. am Rande einer Sache, sprich eines Gegenstandsbereichs liegendes). Das Wort muss keine entwertende Nebenbedeutung haben, diese kann&#8230; …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 27marginal — marginality, n. marginally, adv. /mahr jeuh nl/, adj. 1. pertaining to a margin. 2. situated on the border or edge. 3. at the outer or lower limits; minimal for requirements; almost insufficient: marginal subsistence; marginal ability. 4. written …

    Universalium

  • 28marginal — I UK [ˈmɑː(r)dʒɪn(ə)l] / US [ˈmɑrdʒɪn(ə)l] adjective * 1) very small marginal changes 2) not considered important or relevant marginal issues 3) British won by very few votes a marginal seat 4) written in the margin of a page marginal notes II UK …

    English dictionary

  • 29marginal — mar|gin|al [ mardʒınl ] adjective * 1. ) very small: marginal changes/improvements 2. ) not considered important or relevant: marginal issues/groups a ) AMERICAN not good but not completely bad: a marginal neighborhood 3. ) BRITISH won by very&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30marginal — am Rand liegend; am Rand befindlich; den Rand betreffend; klein; gering; kaum; wenig; winzig; mickerig (umgangssprachlich); dünn (umgang …

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