allowance
leeway
margin tolerance | a permissible difference, allowing some freedom to move within limits |
amplification
gain | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input |
| loop gain | (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input, if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation |
| margin | an amount beyond the minimum necessary, the margin of victory |
margin of safety
safety margin
margin of error | the margin required in order to insure safety, in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress |
narrow margin
narrowness slimness | a small margin, the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory, the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just % of the popular vote |
profit
gain | the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
| margin | the blank space that surrounds the text on a page, he jotted a note in the margin |
margin call
call | a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement |
| gain | the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating |
| financial gain | the amount of monetary gain |
gross profit
gross profit margin
margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
margin of profit
profit margin
gross margin | the ratio gross profits divided by net sales |
| capital gain | the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price, the gain is realized when the asset is sold |
| margin security deposit | the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities |
| margin account | an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit |
addition
increase
gain | a quantity that is added, there was an addition to property taxes this year, they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks |
margin
border
perimeter | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary |
perk up
perk
percolate
pick up
gain vigor | gain or regain energy, I picked up after a nap |
gain
put on | increase (one's body weight), She gained pounds when she stopped exercising |
| gain gather | increase or develop, the peace movement gained momentum, the car gathers speed |
| advance gain | rise in rate or price, The stock market gained points today |
gain
advance
win pull ahead
make headway
get ahead
gain ground | obtain advantages, such as points, etc., The home team was gaining ground, After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference |
reach make
attain hit
arrive at
gain | reach a destination, either real or abstract, We hit Detroit by noon, The water reached the doorstep, We barely made it to the finish line, I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts |
acquire win
gain | win something through one's efforts, I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese, Gain an understanding of international finance |
gain
take in
clear
make earn realize realise pull in
bring in | earn on some commercial or business transaction, earn as salary or wages, How much do you make a month in your new job?, She earns a lot in her new job, this merger brought in lots of money, He clears $,each month |
| profit gain benefit | derive a benefit from, She profited from his vast experience |
derive
gain | obtain, derive pleasure from one's garden |