1. A situation where the benefit or profit gained becomes progressively smaller as more resources or effort are invested
After hiring more staff, the company experienced diminishing returns because office space became overcrowded.
Após contratar mais funcionários, a empresa experimentou rendimentos decrescentes porque o espaço de escritório ficou superlotado.
2. In economics, the principle that as one factor of production increases while others remain constant, the marginal output will eventually decrease
The law of diminishing returns explains why adding more fertilizer to crops doesn't always increase yields proportionally.
A lei dos rendimentos decrescentes explica por que adicionar mais fertilizante às culturas nem sempre aumenta os rendimentos proporcionalmente.