MARGINAL


Meaning of MARGINAL in English

adj.1 a of or written in a margin. b having marginal notes.

2 a of or at the edge; not central. b not significant or decisive (the work is of merely marginal interest).

3 Brit. (of a parliamentary seat or constituency) having a small majority at risk in an election.

4 close to the limit, esp. of profitability.

5 (of the sea) adjacent to the shore of a State.

6 (of land) difficult to cultivate; unprofitable.

7 barely adequate; unprovided for.

Phrases and idioms:

marginal cost the cost added by making one extra copy etc.

Derivatives:

marginality n. marginally adv.

Etymology: med.L marginalis (as MARGIN)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.