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inferior good en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A good that decreases in demand when consumer income rises; having a negative income elasticity of demand.
    • Cheap, low-quality goods (such as canned food) are inferior goods for many people. The more money they have, the less they purchase those goods.

Forms

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Antonyms

normal good

Hyponyms

Giffen good