كيف تنطق "diminishing returns"
expression
dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ/ /ɹiˈtɝnz/, /ɹɪˈtɝnz
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dɪmˈɪnɪʃɪŋ/ /ɹɪtˈɜːnz
di-MIN-ish-ing ri-TURNZ
التعريف
A situation where putting in more effort, time, or resources results in smaller and smaller improvements or benefits.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ/ /ɹiˈtɝnz/, /ɹɪˈtɝnz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
dɪmˈɪnɪʃɪŋ/ /ɹɪtˈɜːnz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
di-MIN-ish-ing ri-TURNZ
بريطاني
di-MIN-ish-ing ri-TURNZ
استمع في السياق
If you keep adding workers to a small factory, you reach diminishing returns.
Studying for ten hours may lead to diminishing returns for most students.
There are diminishing returns when you water the plants too much.
At some point, putting in extra hours at work just gives you diminishing returns.