marginal
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While Americans would not spend all of the $5,000, a reasonable assumption is that they would spend more than 60%, or what economists call the marginal propensity to consume.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
On his numbers, the marginal Treasury absorption cost has more than doubled, rising from about 80 basis points in the first quarter of 2015 to 187 basis points in the first quarter of 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Treating it as marginal has a steep educational cost: “It is not possible to understand Christianity, Islam, the American founders . . . without understanding Judaism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Even then, any marginal benefits are only under certain circumstances, such as if you’re an athlete or in the army.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
And projects like Pena’s, which not long ago would have seemed marginal, even nutty, now might have to be taken seriously.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing marginal
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