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endowment effect

endowment effect noun: the tendency of people to retain an object they own rather than acquire that same object when they do not own it.

Noun

endowment effect (plural endowment effects)

  1. The tendency of people to retain an object they own rather than acquire that same object when they do not own it.

Forms of endowment effect

pluralendowment effects

Questions about endowment effect

What does endowment effect mean?
Endowment effect means the tendency of people to retain an object they own rather than acquire that same object when they do not own it.
What part of speech is endowment effect?
Endowment effect is a noun.
What is the plural of endowment effect?
The plural of endowment effect is endowment effects.

Words near endowment effect in the dictionary

  1. endoweth
  2. endowing
  3. endowment
  4. endowment assurance
  5. endowment assurances
  6. endowment effect
  7. endowment effects
  8. endowment mortgage
  9. endowment mortgages
  10. endowment policies
  11. endowment policy

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