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Noun: marginal utility  'maa(r)-ju-n(u)l yoo'ti-li-tee
  1. (economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service
    "The marginal utility of water decreases as a person consumes more of it"

Derived forms: marginal utilities

Type of: utility

Encyclopedia: Marginal utility