En|gel's law

En|gel's law
En|gel's law «EHNG guhlz»,
Economics. the principle that as a family's income rises, a smaller share is spent for food and a larger share for education and recreation.
[< Ernst Engel, 1821-1896, a German statistician, who originated the law]

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