economies of scale
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002041
The increase in production efficiency as the number of goods being produced increases and production costs per unit decreases; may also apply to distribution of a service or in marketing.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002041 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry |
| Synonyms | increasing returns to scale; scale economies |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | economic theory; agglomeration economies |
| Translations | Spanish: economías de escala |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002041",
"term": "economies of scale",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The increase in production efficiency as the number of goods being produced increases and production costs per unit decreases; may also apply to distribution of a service or in marketing.",
"synonyms": [
"increasing returns to scale",
"scale economies"
],
"subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
"see_also": [
"economic theory",
"agglomeration economies"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "economías de escala"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/economies-of-scale/"
}
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