externality
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stərˈnæl noun, plural ex·ter·nal·i·ties.
1.
the state or quality of being external.
2.
something external; an outward feature.
3.
excessive attention to externals.
4.
an external effect, often unforeseen or unintended, accompanying a process or activity: to eliminate externalities such as air pollution through government regulation.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | the state or condition of being external |
| 2. | something external |
| 3. | philosophy the quality of existing independently of a perceiving mind |
| 4. | an economic effect that results from an economic choice but is not reflected in market prices |
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Example sentences
Another way to look at this may be that the good or service has a positive externality.
Well, guess what, our society has accepted that externality in our transportation system.
The order flow externality results because traders offer free options to the market when trading.
We consider whether motorcycle helmet laws also reduce a beneficial externality by decreasing the pool of viable organ donors.
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