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diminishing returns

(-is̸h iŋ)

Econ. the proportionately smaller increase in productivity observed after a certain point in the increase of capital, labor, etc.

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plural noun

A yield rate that after a certain point fails to increase proportionately to additional outlays of capital or investments of time and labor.

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