HomeTermsCompareFinance Increasing And Diminishing ReturnsThe definition for Increasing And Diminishing Returns:An economic theory that an increase in capital or manpower will not increase production proportionately (five workers may do less than five times the work of one worker; and two workers may do more than twice the work of one worker). When the increase in production is proportionately greater than the addition, there is an increasing return, when production is proportionately less than the addition. the return diminishes. Click to compare definitions of Increasing And Diminishing Returns Click to view definitions beginning in |