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Scale inGradually taking a position in a security or market over time.Scale in Similar MatchesInternal economies of scaleInternal economies of scaleEconomies of scale that are internal to a firm; that is, the firm's average costs fall as its own output rises. Likely to be inconsistent with perfect competition. Contrasts with external economies of scale. Scale enhancingScale enhancingDescribes a project that is in the same risk class as the whole firm. That is, the project allows the firm to grow larger in the context of their current business rather than diversify into new businesses. ScaleScalePayment of different rates of interest on CDs of varying maturities. A bank is said to "post a scale." Commercial paper dealers also post scales. Inverted scaleInverted scaleA serial bond offering whose bonds with earlier maturity dates have higher yields than bonds with later maturity dates. Increasing returns to scaleIncreasing returns to scaleA property of a production function such that changing all inputs by the same proportion changes output more than in proportion. Common forms include homogeneous of degree greater than one and production with constant marginal cost but positive fixed cost. Also called economies of scale, scale economies, and simply increasing returns. Contrasts with decreasing returns and constant returns. Further SuggestionsConstant returns to scaleExternal increasing returns to scale Economies of scale Returns to scale Offering scale External economies of scale Minimum efficient scale Diseconomies of scale Decreasing returns to scale Scale economies Dynamic economies of scale log scale Scale order Rescaled Range (R or S) Analysis Economies of scale |
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