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endowment effect

noun/ɪnˈdaʊmənt ɪˌfekt/

C1CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The tendency to value something more highly simply because one owns it.

The endowment effect meant employees demanded far more to surrender their share options than they would ever have paid to buy them.

Topic: Economics in Business English

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