externality

noun

ex·ter·nal·i·ty ˌek-ˌstər-ˈna-lə-tē

plural externalities

: the quality or state of being external or externalized

: something that is external

: a secondary or unintended consequence

pollution and other externalities of manufacturing

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States can manipulate the incentives facing commercial actors in order to encourage (or discourage) particular patterns of behavior that generate security externalities that are conducive to the state’s strategic interests. —

Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2023 Borrowing Crypto Tax Policy from Abroad Some states have already begun taking steps to grapple with the growing issue of cryptocurrency mining externalities. —

Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 The mobility of capital insured an inexorable race to the bottom for labor and the environment; vulnerable nations have been left to absorb the costly externalities. —

Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 Some externalities can be addressed by the company itself. —

Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for externality