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additionality en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English additional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English additionality From additional + -ity.

Meanings

  1. The property of being additional.
  2. Net positive difference that results from economic development intervention. The extent to which an activity (and associated outputs, outcomes and impacts) is larger in scale, at a higher quality, takes place quicker, takes place at a different location, or takes place at all as a result of intervention. Additionality measures the net result, taking account of deadweight, leakage, displacement, substitution and economic multipliers.

Forms

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Translations (2)

fr additionalité (the property of being additional) · pt adicionalidade (the property of being additional)