diminishing returnsnoun [ plural ]
uk/dɪˌmɪn.ɪʃ.ɪŋ rɪˈtɜːnz/us/dɪˌmɪn.ɪʃ.ɪŋ rɪˈtɝːnz/The law of diminishing returns refers to a situation in which a smaller result is achieved for an increasing amount of effort.
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Profits & losses
- break
- buoyant
- deficit
- gold mine
- gross receipts
- in/out of pocket idiom
- interim
- ka-ching
- licence
- loss
- loss-making
- pay
- profit from sth
- profit sharing
- rig
- rig the market idiom
- speculation
- takings
- turnover
- uneconomic
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