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utility vs marginal utility

marginal utility vs utility

utility and marginal utility both are nouns.

utility is an adjective but marginal utility is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
utility Yes Yes No No
marginal utility Yes No No No
As nouns, marginal utility is a hyponym of utility; that is, marginal utility is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than utility:
  • utility: (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
  • marginal utility: (economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service
utility (noun) marginal utility (noun)
the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility (economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service
a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
the quality of being of practical use
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
utility (adjective) marginal utility (adjective)
used of beef; usable but inferior
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
Difference between utility and marginal utility

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