Example Sentences

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While that may seem trivial, short-run diesel price inelasticity and refinery constraints imply materially higher regional prices, especially if substitutes are costly or slow to arrive.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 4, 2026

This inelasticity occurs because many riders are transit-dependent and would use transit anyway, and many commuters wouldn’t consider using transit no matter the fare.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022

Eric Gray, director of commerce, subscriptions, and pricing — covering “inefficiencies and lack of integration of Apple’s payment processing services; app pricing and inelasticity of demand; fraud and other abuse in Apple’s ecosystem.”

From The Verge • Apr. 28, 2021

Besides inelasticity of demand, there is also possibly even more inelasticity of supply.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2018

As a matter of fact, the circulation has been marked by enormous fluctuations, and these fluctuations, having no relation to the demands of business, have simply aggravated the evils of inelasticity which have been described.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur