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Engel curve

Engel curve noun: a theoretical economic curve that describes how household expenditure on a particular good or service varies with household income.

Noun

Engel curve (plural Engel curves)

  1. A theoretical economic curve that describes how household expenditure on a particular good or service varies with household income.

Forms of Engel curve

pluralEngel curves

Origin of Engel curve

After the statistician Ernst Engel.

Questions about Engel curve

What does Engel curve mean?
Engel curve means a theoretical economic curve that describes how household expenditure on a particular good or service varies with household income.
What part of speech is Engel curve?
Engel curve is a noun.
What is the plural of Engel curve?
The plural of Engel curve is Engel curves.

Words near Engel curve in the dictionary

  1. Engdahls
  2. Enge
  3. Engebretson
  4. Engebretsons
  5. Engel
  6. Engel curve
  7. Engel curves
  8. Engel's law
  9. engelang
  10. engelanger
  11. engelangers

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