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externality

[ek-ster-nal-i-tee] / ˌɛk stərˈnæl ɪ ti /


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Most people think of money as a macro phenomenon or externality.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

"In economics, we call that externality," she said.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

“We create prosperous and exclusive communities, but in so doing also create neighborhoods with concentrated despair — the externality of stockpiled opportunity.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Our society has accepted these costs, he said — but with this stop sign camera, the District has charged for the externality in the hope of eliminating it.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

The aristocracy of externality, of clothes, fashion, wealth, station and descent ever remained shadows to him.

From Lincoln, the Politician by Levy, T. Aaron




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