externality
externality · externalities
екстерналія, зовнішній ефект
экстерналия, внешний эффект
externer Effekt, Externalität
The state of being external or externalizedThe state of being external or externalized.
UK/ɛkstəˈnælɪti/US/ɛkstɚˈnælɪti/
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The state of being external or externalized.
(countable)A thing that is external relative to something else.
(countable)An impact, positive or negative, on any party not involved in a given economic transaction or act.
Waste is a negative externality arising from consumption.
externer Effekt, Externalität
экстерна́лияeksternálija, вне́шний эффе́ктvnéšnij effékt
екстерна́ліяeksternálija, зовнішній ефектzovnišnij efekt
More definitions
- the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
impact on any party not involved in a given economic transaction:
Русский
By meaning 1
impact on any party not involved in a given economic transaction:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
impact on any party not involved in a given economic transaction:
Origin
From external + -ity. In the economic sense coined by British economist Alfred Marshall inFrom external + -ity. In the economic sense coined by British economist Alfred Marshall in 1890.
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Forms
plural: externalities| Singular | externality |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior:outwardness
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable