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限界消費性向 (げんかいしょうひせいこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

限げん界かい消しょう費ひ性せい向こう

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Meanings

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marginal propensity to consume

Economics term for the proportion of additional income that is spent on consumption.

限げん界かい消しょう費ひ性せい向こうが高たかいほど、所しょ得とくの増ぞう加かが消

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The higher the marginal propensity to consume, the more likely an increase in income will go toward consumption.

Kanji

限limit, restrict, to best of ability
界world, boundary
消extinguish, blow out, turn off
費expense, cost, spend
性sex, gender, nature
向yonder, facing, beyond

Related words

限げん界かい貯ちょ蓄ちく性せい向こう
Marginal propensity to save; the complement of marginal propensity to consume.

Built from

限げん界かい+消しょう費ひ性せい向こう

Etymology

Compound of 限界 (marginal) + 消費 (consumption) + 性向 (propensity), a direct translation of the English economics term.