Definition Dictionary

Left without something needed or valued, often through loss.

Corresponding in size, degree, or value to something else.

Postponing an immediate pleasure or reward in order to obtain a more valued benefit later.

The loss or lack of something necessary or valued.

To reduce the value, quality, or appeal of something, usually in the phrase detract from.

A framework that weighs the value of future outcomes according to when they occur.

Uncertain or doubtful; also questionable in reliability or value.

To improve or increase a quality, value, or effect.

Equal or corresponding in value, meaning, effect, or function.

A guiding set of values or principles about how to act.

A model that reduces the present value of a future outcome by the same proportional factor for each equal unit of delay.

The value of final goods and services produced within a country's borders during a specified period.

A model of time preference in which the value assigned to a delayed outcome falls sharply at short delays and more gradually at longer delays.

The ease and speed with which an asset can be traded or converted to money without a substantial loss in value.

Worth, quality, or a sound reason that deserves recognition or consideration.

Equality or equivalence in status, value, or amount.

Reasoned inquiry into fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, values, and how to live.

The act of protecting something valued from damage, loss, or decay.

Of little importance, value, or consequence.

Usefulness; in economics, the satisfaction or value associated with an outcome or choice.

An assessment of the value of something.