'margin call' definitions:
Definition of 'margin call'
(from WordNet)
noun
A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement [syn: margin call, call]
Definition of 'margin call'
From: GCIDE
- margin call \margin call\ n. (Stock market) A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement; -- caused by the decline in market prices of a security or commodity purchased on margin[5].
- Syn: call. [WordNet 1.5]