| Subject | English | Russian |
| amer. | razor-thin margin | очень незначительное преимущество (very slim margin Val_Ships) |
| gen. | razor-thin margin | едва заметный перевес в голосовании (This is going to be an election with razor-thin margins in 5-6 states. diyaroschuk) |
| gen. | razor-thin profit margins | минимальная рентабельность (Amazon's razor-thin profit margins persist | This is a delicate balancing act for Hon Hai, which survives on gleaning razor-thin profit margins from the vast scale of its operations. | Because of these high costs, oil sand companies run on razor-thin profit margins. | With the airlines flying on razor-thin profit margins, planes are becoming little more than filthy busses with wings–but one man ... Alexander Demidov) |
| econ. | thin margin | недостаточная маржа |
| st.exch. | thin margin | "узкая" маржа (алешаBG) |
| Makarov. | win by a razor-thin margin | победить с небольшим преимуществом |
| gen. | win by razor-thin margin | победить с минимальным отрывом (Olga Fomicheva) |