Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marginal benefit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: marginal ben-e-fit
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The extra benefit received from a unit increase in the consumption of a good or service. It is calculated as the increase in total benefit divided by the increase in consumption.

Inflected Forms

marginal benefits (plural)

Synonyms

marginal utility

Questions

What does marginal benefit mean?: The extra benefit received from a unit increase in the consumption of a good or service. It is calculated as the increase in total benefit divided by the increase in consumption.

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