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diminishing marginal utility

di·min·ish·ing mar·gin·al u·til·i·ty


noun 
Definition:
 
decrease in enjoyment with increased consumption: the economic principle that each successive increase in consumption of a product or service provides less additional enjoyment or usefulness than the previous increase

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