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margin call

noun Stock Exchange.

a demand from a brokerage house to a customer that more money or securities be deposited in his or her margin account when the amount in it falls below that stipulated as necessary to cover the stock purchased.

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Nearby words

  1. margery,
  2. margherita,
  3. margie,
  4. margin,
  5. margin account,
  6. margin line,
  7. margin of safety,
  8. margin plank,
  9. marginal,
  10. marginal cost

Origin of margin call

First recorded in 1960–65
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019