Definitions for economy of scale

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

econ′omy of scale′(n.)

  1. the reduction in unit cost achieved by manufacturing an item on a large scale.

    Category: Business

Origin of economy of scale:

1970–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. economy of scale(noun)

    the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production


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