diseconomies of scale
noun[plural]
ECONOMICS,PRODUCTIONukusasituationin which thecostofproducingaproductorprovidingaserviceincreasesas thetotalamountthat isproducedincreases:
As theygrow, some private-equityfirmsmaysufferfrom diseconomies ofscale,becomingmorebureaucraticandrisk-averse.
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economies of scale