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demerit good

noun

Definitions

  1. A good that brings less benefit to the consumer the more it is consumed, which may be…

    A good that brings less benefit to the consumer the more it is consumed, which may be unexpected, potentially leading to an overconsumption in the free market, e.g. tobacco.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for demerit good. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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