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marginal cost

marginal cost noun: the increase in cost that accompanies a unit increase in output; the unit cost of that additional output; the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to output.

Noun

marginal cost (plural marginal costs)

  1. The increase in cost that accompanies a unit increase in output; the unit cost of that additional output; the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to output.
  2. (metonymically) Synonym of break-even point.

marginal cost meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog

marginal cost in Tamil

இறுதி நிலை அடக்கம், இறுதிநிலைச் செலவு, இறுதிநிலை அடக்கம், இறுதிநிலை ஆக்கச் செலவு

marginal cost in Kannada

ಅಲ್ಪವ್ಯಯ

marginal cost in Tagalog

additional unit production cost
karagdagang halaga

Synonyms of marginal cost

Forms of marginal cost

pluralmarginal costs

Words formed from marginal cost

Questions about marginal cost

What does marginal cost mean?
Marginal cost means the increase in cost that accompanies a unit increase in output; the unit cost of that additional output; the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to output.
What is marginal cost in Tamil?
Marginal cost in Tamil is இறுதி நிலை அடக்கம், இறுதிநிலைச் செலவு, இறுதிநிலை அடக்கம். See Marginal cost meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is marginal cost?
Marginal cost is a noun.
What is the plural of marginal cost?
The plural of marginal cost is marginal costs.

Words near marginal cost in the dictionary

  1. marginable
  2. marginal
  3. marginal analysis
  4. marginal benefit
  5. marginal benefits
  6. marginal cost
  7. marginal cost of capital
  8. marginal costs
  9. marginal credit
  10. marginal distribution
  11. marginal distributions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: marginal cost (page history and authors); marginal cost (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); marginal cost (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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