Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demerit good

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: de-mer-it -good
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A good that brings less benefit to the consumer the more it is consumed, which may be unexpected, potentially leading to an overconsumption in the free market, e.g. tobacco.

Inflected Forms

demerit goods (plural)

Questions

What does demerit good mean?: A good that brings less benefit to the consumer the more it is consumed, which may be unexpected, potentially leading to an overconsumption in the free market, e.g. tobacco.

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