diminishing returns

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Definitions of diminishing returns words

noun diminishing returns any rate of profit, production, benefits, etc., that beyond a certain point fails to increase proportionately with added investment, effort, or skill. 1
noun diminishing returns Also called law of diminishing returns. Economics. the fact, often stated as a law or principle, that when any factor of production, as labor, is increased while other factors, as capital and land, are held constant in amount, the output per unit of the variable factor will eventually diminish. 1
noun diminishing returns Economy 1
uncountable noun diminishing returns In economics, diminishing returns is a situation in which the increase in production, profits, or benefits resulting from something is less than the money or energy that is invested. 0
noun plural diminishing returns progressively smaller rises in output resulting from the increased application of a variable input, such as labour, to a fixed quantity, as of capital or land 0
noun plural diminishing returns the increase in the average cost of production that may arise beyond a certain point as a result of increasing the overall scale of production 0

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Origin of diminishing returns

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before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for diminishing returns

noun diminishing returns

law of diminishing returns — diminishing returns (def 2).
losings — causing or suffering loss.
losses — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.

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