law of diminishing marginal utility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The theory that as the quantity of a good or service consumed increases, the additional satisfaction (marginal utility) gained from each additional unit decreases, reflecting a general decline in utility for each successive unit consumed.

Word forms

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