additional unit

collocation in English

meaningsofadditionalandunit

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additional
adjective
uk
/əˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/əˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
extra:
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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofadditionalandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadditional unit

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This price is meant to capture the external value of anadditionalunitof carbon.
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It will not produce a singleadditionalunitof electricity.
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On the other hand, the lower interest rate raises the present-value of earnings generated by anadditionalunitof human capital.
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Like any other good, water will be used by farmers as long as the benefits from the use of anadditionalunitof resource exceed its cost.
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In the optimum, the marginal cost associated with oneadditionalunitof education effort in the second period, nr(hi), is equal to the expected marginal benefit.
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That is another way in which to secure anadditionalunitof housing.
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This is money that produces not a singleadditionalunitof accommodation.
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Oneadditionalunitis planned.
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Each additional 1000 hours worked significantly increased income by 66.5% but has an associated 13% negative effect because of diminishing returns for eachadditionalunitof 1000 hours squared.
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This will be larger than the current site and will, therefore, be capable of housing anadditionalunit.
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Not oneadditionalunitof housing accommodation has been added by this vast expenditure—not one family has been rehoused.
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Local education authorities have freedom in the budgets they delegate to schools to recognise theadditionalunitcosts of small schools.
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When it is completed, is it proposed to transfer one of the present units to it, or is it for anadditionalunityet to be found?
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The coat is applied just like another ink using anadditionaluniton a sheetfed press.
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But the total product is still increasing because everyadditionalunitis still contributing positively.
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At this point, anadditionalunitis adding the same value as the average product.
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The operating costs are relatively low, with eachadditionalunitof wind power costing very little to produce.
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In some variants players are also paid anadditionalunitif they win in two or three of the hands.
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At this point everyadditionalunitstarts to diminish the product of previous units, possibly by getting into their way.
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Up until this point everyadditionalunithas been adding more value to the total product than the previous one.
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In other variants players only get anadditionalunitif they win all three hands (known as a "scoop").
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A team member faces efficient incentives if he receives the full marginal returns from anadditionalunitof his input.
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It measures what anadditionalunitof one good costs in units forgone of the other good, an example of a "real opportunity cost".
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