Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comparative advantage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: com-par-a-tive ad-van-tage
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to produce a particular good at a lower relative opportunity cost than another producer.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

comparative advantages (plural)

Antonyms

absolute advantage

Questions

What does comparative advantage mean?: The ability to produce a particular good at a lower relative opportunity cost than another producer.

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