noun
- a factor that causes increased costs or reduced efficiency in production or operation
Usage: economics
Examples
- The factory experienced diseconomies when it expanded too quickly.
- Traffic congestion created a diseconomy for the delivery company.
- Large bureaucracies often suffer from diseconomies of scale.
- The merger resulted in unexpected diseconomies due to cultural clashes.
- Remote locations can create diseconomies through higher transportation costs.
- The company’s rapid growth led to diseconomies in communication.