Term: law of diminishing returns: a law affirming that to continue after a certain level of performance has been reached will result in a decline in effectiveness
Candidate hypernym: content: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned → 1
Candidate hypernym: millionaire: a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars → 0
Candidate hypernym: rectification: (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation → 0
Candidate hypernym: aphagia: loss of the ability to swallow → 0
Candidate hypernym: debenture: a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt → 0
Candidate hypernym: dystopia: state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror → 0
Candidate hypernym: hydroxyzine hydrochloride: a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness → 0
Candidate hypernym: index: an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed → 0
Candidate hypernym: avalanche: a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain → 0
Candidate hypernym: dutch courage: courage resulting from intoxication → 0
Candidate hypernym: fuel system: equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine → 0