"comparative advantage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: comparative advantages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} comparative advantage (countable and uncountable, plural comparative advantages)
  1. (economics) The ability to produce a particular good at a lower relative opportunity cost than another producer. Wikipedia link: en:comparative advantage Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics Translations (the ability to produce a particular good at a lower relative opportunity cost than another producer): համեմատական առավելություն (hamematakan aṙavelutʻyun) (Armenian), komparativní výhoda [feminine] (Czech), suhteellinen etu (Finnish), avantage comparatif [masculine] (French), keunggulan komparatif (Indonesian), buntáiste comparáideach (Irish), faedah berbanding (Malay), przewaga komparatywna [feminine] (Polish), сравни́тельное преиму́щество (sravnítelʹnoje preimúščestvo) (Russian), ventaja comparativa [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-comparative_advantage-en-noun-JVCNctCd Categories (other): Armenian terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: economics, science, sciences

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