Jevons

[ jev-uh nz ]

/ ˈdʒɛv ənz /

noun

William Stanley,1835–82, English economist and logician.

Example sentences from the Web for jevons

In illustration of this, I wish to quote further from Jevons.

Social Value |B. M. Anderson
Jevons can get him to bed here, and look after him properly.

Lady Cassandra |Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
Jevons's confusion on this point has been noted by Marshall.

Social Value |B. M. Anderson
I know of nothing, Mr. Jevons, that will cause new lung tissue to grow.

I Walked in Arden |Jack Crawford

Jevons grunted, and appeared to view the letters with considerable satisfaction.

The Seven Secrets |William Le Queux

British Dictionary definitions for jevons

Jevons

/ (ˈdʒɛvənz) /

noun

William Stanley. 1835–82, English economist and logician: introduced the concept of final or marginal utility in The Theory of Political Economy (1871)

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