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increasing opportunity cost

increasing returns to scale

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incorrigible

in·cor·ri·gi·ble [ in káwrijəb'l ]

adjective

Definition:

1. impossible to change: impossible or very difficult to correct or reform

incorrigible cynics

2. unruly and unmanageable: impossible or very difficult to control or keep in order

noun (plural in·cor·ri·gi·bles)

Definition:

somebody or something incorrigible: somebody or something that is impossible or very difficult to correct or reform

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin incorrigibilis "not able to be corrected" < corrigere (see correct)]

in·cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty [ in kàwrijə bíllətee ] noun

in·cor·ri·gi·bly adverb

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