di|min|ish|ing returns

di|min|ish|ing returns
di|min|ish|ing returns «duh MIHN ih shihng»,
Economics. the fact that above a certain level increasing the amount of labor, capital, advertising, or other expenditures, used to produce a commodity does not cause a proportionate increase in the amount produced.

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