See Also: propensity(dictionary)
propensity(dictionary)
Marginal propensity to consume(finance)
Marginal propensity to save(finance)

propensity (oh)



[C usually singular]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: propense 'tending' (16-19 centuries), from Latin, past participle of propendere 'to lean toward']
formal a natural tendency to behave in a particular way
propensity to do sth
::the male propensity to fight
propensity for
::He seems to have a propensity for breaking things.