SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
discounted utility
noun phrase
A framework that weighs the value of future outcomes according to when they occur.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Time-weighted value of outcomes
No close substitute is listed for this sense. The expressions below help explain the idea.
Related words and expressions
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Usage distinction
Return to topThese phrases explain the framework. Discounted cash flow concerns money and is not a general synonym.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See discounted utility in use
The lecturer used discounted utility to compare otherwise similar rewards at different dates.
A seminar uses discounted utility to represent how a fictional reader weighs the value of receiving a desired book at different future dates.
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Synonym reference scope and sources
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