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.
Origin of margin call
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby margin call
margery,
margherita,
margie,
margin,
margin account,
margin call,
margin line,
margin of safety,
margin plank,
marginal,
marginal cost