economies of scale

economies of scale
Achievement of lower average cost per unit through increased production. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
The decrease in the marginal cost of production as a firm's extent of operations expands. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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economies of scale economies of scale ➔ scale

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   The theory that it is cheaper and more efficient to produce additional units of a product because the fixed costs of production, such as land and buildings, are spread over a larger amount of output. The marginal cost, or the cost of the last unit of production, drops as more output is produced.

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economies of scale UK US noun [plural] ECONOMICS, PRODUCTION
► the reduction of production costs that is a result of making and selling goods in large quantities, for example, the ability to buy large amounts of materials at reduced prices: »

Big public companies frequently enjoy economies of scale and dominant market shares.

 achieve/benefit from/create economies of scale »

Selling to a global market would enable us to achieve huge economies of scale.

→ Compare DISECONOMIES OF SCALE(Cf. ↑diseconomies of scale)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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