DIMINISHING RETURN

A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z

Definitions

(point of diminishing return) the point where increasing the amount of personnel, wages, material, etc., used to obtain a product now yields proportionately less than previous increases. This is often a symptom of the optimum level of productivity for a certain area under certain conditions now being bypassed and thus people are beginning to get in each other's way or some form of inefficiency is setting in.