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What does marginal utility mean?

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Noun
  1. (economics) The additional utility to a consumer from an additional unit of an economic good.
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Carlos Torres cites economics and its law of diminishing marginal utility as a guide.
There are few better illustrations of the law of diminishing marginal utility. If this diagnosis is right, there are simple solutions.
Often this is intuitive, but it can also be a rational response, as humans generally have a diminishing marginal utility for wealth.
By contrast, hoarding of a non-monetary commodity is kept within bounds by declining marginal utility.
There is a diminishing marginal utility of savings to any wealth holder, meaning the more you have, the less you need more.
Guys, debating the best way to cook brussels sprouts is of marginal utility.

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