Dictionary · French

marger

verb

Senses

  1. 1.

    to leave a margin; to have a margin of profit

    to set or place something with a margin, or to make a profit margin

  2. 2.

    to margin (finance)

    to provide collateral or margin in financial transactions

Examples

  • "L'entreprise parvient à marger sur chaque vente."

    The company manages to make a profit margin on each sale.

  • "Il faut marger le texte avant de l'imprimer."

    You need to set margins on the text before printing it.

  • "Les brokers doivent marger leurs positions."

    Brokers must provide margin on their positions.

Usage

Marger is a relatively technical or business-oriented verb. In commerce/business contexts, it means to make a profit margin. In printing/document preparation, it means to set or adjust margins. In finance, it refers to providing or maintaining margin requirements. Not commonly used in everyday conversation.

Conjugation

Full table

Présent

indicative
jemarge
tumarges
il/ellemarge
nousmargeons
vousmargez
ils/ellesmargent

Imparfait

indicative
jemargeais
tumargeais
il/ellemargeait
nousmargions
vousmargiez
ils/ellesmargeaient

Passé Simple

indicative
jemargeai
tumargeas
il/ellemargea
nousmargeâmes
vousmargeâtes
ils/ellesmargèrent

Futur Simple

indicative
jemargerai
tumargeras
il/ellemargera
nousmargerons
vousmargerez
ils/ellesmargeront