Meanings
nounEngel curve (plural Engel curves)
plural Engel curves
- A theoretical economic curve that describes how household expenditure on a particular good or service varies with household income.
Origin
After the statistician Ernst Engel.
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Engel curve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Engel%20curve
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“Engel curve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Engel%20curve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Engel curve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Engel%20curve.
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