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diseconomy, dis-economy Econ.|dɪsɪˈkɒnəmɪ|
[dis- 9.]
The opposite of economy; an absence of economy; spec. an increase in costs arising when a business organization exceeds an ‘optimum size’.
1937Economica IV. 441 This fall may be caused by..large scale dis-economies. 1954Encounter Dec. 30/1 Orthodox 20th century economists..have postulated certain ‘dis-economies’ of large-scale operation which ensure that a firm has an optimum size, growth beyond which again reduces its efficiency. 1960Times Rev. Industry Apr. 31/1 Advantages of mass production have saddled us with the ‘diseconomies’..of mass storage. 1969Daily Tel. 17 Nov. 18/6 Early loss of recently-trained people to overseas employment..may have its dis-economies in a narrowly national sense. |