Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inferior good

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: in-fe-ri-or -good
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A good that decreases in demand when consumer income rises; having a negative income elasticity of demand.

Example Sentences

"Cheap, low-quality goods (such as canned food) are inferior goods for many people. The more money they have, the less they purchase those goods."

Inflected Forms

inferior goods (plural)

Antonyms

normal good

Questions

What does inferior good mean?: A good that decreases in demand when consumer income rises; having a negative income elasticity of demand.

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