marginal utility

Meanings

nounmarginal utility (countable and uncountable, plural marginal utilities)

countableuncountableeconomicsThe additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good.

Also see

Chinese Mandarin 邊際效用 /边际效用

邊際效用 /边际效用 (biānjì xiàoyòng)the additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good

Dutch marginaal nut

marginaal nutthe additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good

Finnish rajahyöty

rajahyötythe additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good

Japanese 限界効用

限界効用 (genkai kōyō)the additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good

Swedish marginalnytta, gränsnytta

marginalnyttathe additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good
gränsnyttathe additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good

Tagalog karagdagang dahat

karagdagang dahatthe additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good

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