Example: Sentamos à margem do rio para apreciar a paisagem.
Definition
"A margem" refers to the edge or border of a surface, often used in finance to describe the difference between costs and profits or the limit of a financial operation. It can also mean the bank or shore of a river, as in the example phrase.
The word "a margem" comes from Latin 'margo' meaning 'edge' or 'border.' It was adopted into Portuguese to describe boundaries both physical, like riverbanks, and abstract, like financial limits. Did you know that 'margem' also relates to the margin of a book page, showing its broad usage?
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