Usually means: Spending less on food proportionally.
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  4. Engel's law: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. Engel's law: Glossary of research economics
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Engel's law)

noun:  (economics) The relationship whereby, as family income increases, the percentage spent on food decreases, even though the total amount of food expenditure increases.


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