“of scale”

The following 2 entries include the term of scale.

economy of scale

noun phrase

: a reduction in the cost of producing something (such as a car or a unit of electricity) brought about especially by increased size of production facilities usually used in plural

diseconomy of scale

: an increase in unit costs brought about especially by increased size of production facilities usually used in plural compare economy of scale


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