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inferior goods

inferior goods is the plural of inferior good.

Meaning of inferior good

Noun

inferior good (plural inferior goods)

  1. A good that decreases in demand when consumer income rises; having a negative income elasticity of demand.
    • Cheap, low-quality goods (such as canned food) are inferior goods for many people. The more money they have, the less they purchase those goods.

Questions about inferior goods

What is inferior goods the plural of?
Inferior goods is the plural of inferior good.

Words near inferior goods in the dictionary

  1. inferior dental arteries
  2. inferior dental artery
  3. inferior ganglia
  4. inferior ganglion
  5. inferior good
  6. inferior goods
  7. inferior hypophyseal arteries
  8. inferior hypophyseal artery
  9. inferior laryngeal arteries
  10. inferior laryngeal artery
  11. inferior laryngeal nerve

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