inelastic

Example Sentences

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Economists consider gasoline to be inelastic, meaning that consumption remains mostly steady regardless of prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

When demand is inelastic and the social value of consumption is neutral or positive, it doesn’t pay to enforce prohibition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

I’m also positive on Vital Farms, the market leader in pasture-raised eggs—an inelastic product at grocery stores.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

In fact, our working paper suggests that prison demand is not only inelastic but drives incarceration, not the other way around.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024

The constitution is inelastic, unchangeable, save by amendment in the manner provided.

From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.