marginal cost

1. 1.

   the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output

   Synonymsincremental costdifferential cost

   Broadermonetary value

Questions about marginal cost

What does marginal cost mean?

marginal cost means "the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output".

What is another word for marginal cost?

Close synonyms include incremental cost, differential cost. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is marginal cost a common word?