Externality

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The condition or quality of being external or externalized.
  • n. Something that is external.
  • n. An incidental condition that may affect a course of action: "Our economic system treats environmental degradation as an externality—a cost that does not enter into the conventional arithmetic that determines how we use our resources” ( Barry Commoner).
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  • n. The state of being external or externalized.
  • n. A thing that is external relative to something else.
  • n. An impact, positive or negative, on any party not involved in a given economic transaction or act.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. State of being external; exteriority.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of being external.
  • n. Superficiality.
  • n. An external; an outward rite, ceremony, or form.
  • n. Undue regard to externals; the sacrifice of substance to form.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    position    spatial relation   
    Hyponym
    worldliness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    exteriority   
    Same Context
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