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marginal marginals

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adjectiveIf 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.If you describe people as marginal, you mean that they are not involved in the main events or developments in society because they are poor or have no power.Andy Warhol made glamorous icons out of the most marginal people.I don't want to call him marginal, but he's not a major character.In political elections, a marginal seat or constituency is one which is usually won or lost by only a few votes, and is therefore of great interest to politicians and journalists ....the views of voters in five marginal seats.The votes in the marginals are those that really count.The coalition won a majority of the vote but failed to win enough of the key marginals.Marginal activities, costs, or taxes are not the main part of a business or an economic system, but often make the difference between its success or failure, and are therefore important to control.Consumer electronics has become a marginal business for the group.For low-paid workers, the marginal tax rate is at least 75%.Marginal land is not very good for growing crops or grass for animals....helping farmers, so they do not have to exploit marginal lands. C1

word	marginal
definition	adjective 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. If you describe people as marginal, you mean that they are not involved in the main events or developments in society because they are poor or have no power. Andy Warhol made glamorous icons out of the most marginal people. I don't want to call him marginal, but he's not a major character. In political elections, a marginal seat or constituency is one which is usually won or lost by only a few votes, and is therefore of great interest to politicians and journalists . ...the views of voters in five marginal seats. The votes in the marginals are those that really count. The coalition won a majority of the vote but failed to win enough of the key marginals. Marginal activities, costs, or taxes are not the main part of a business or an economic system, but often make the difference between its success or failure, and are therefore important to control. Consumer electronics has become a marginal business for the group. For low-paid workers, the marginal tax rate is at least 75%. Marginal land is not very good for growing crops or grass for animals. ...helping farmers, so they do not have to exploit marginal lands.
inflections	marginals
cefr-level	C1

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