diminishing returns
Noun
Meaning
diminishing returns pl (plural only)
(idiomatic) A condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.
Synonyms
Examples
The whole conflict thus boils down to a question of degree. We of the minority see a law of diminishing returns in progress; our opponents do not.
I indeed do respect all people for the positives in their life. Sadly, there comes a time of diminishing returns in the balance. At the end of the day, my respect is reserved for those solidly in the asset column of mankind.
I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
The law of diminishing returns is something I really believe in.
Thus while diminishing returns do exist when industries are broadly defined, no industry can be considered in isolation from all the others, as supply and demand curve analysis requires.
The neoclassical dogma of diminishing returns is completely wrong - success begets success and wealth begets wealth.