cost : Idioms & Phrases

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at all costs

  • adverb regardless of the cost involved
    at all costs; at any expense.
    • he wanted to save her life at all cost
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at any cost

  • adverb regardless of the cost involved
    at all costs; at any expense.
    • he wanted to save her life at all cost
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average cost

  • noun total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units
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Bill of costs

  • a statement of the items which form the total amount of the costs of a party to a suit or action.
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borrowing cost

  • noun the cost of borrowing something
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capital cost

  • noun the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decision; the rate of return that a business could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent risk
    capital cost.
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carrying cost

  • noun the opportunity cost of unproductive assets; the expense incurred by ownership
    carrying charge.
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cost accountant

  • noun a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production
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cost accounting

  • noun keeping account of the costs of items in production
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cost analysis

  • noun breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately
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cost cutting

  • noun the act of cutting costs
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Cost free

  • without outlay or expense. "Her duties being to talk French, and her privileges to live cost free and to gather scraps of knowledge."
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cost increase

  • noun an increase in cost
    hike; rise; boost.
    • they asked for a 10% rise in rates
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cost ledger

  • noun ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways
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cost of capital

  • noun the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decision; the rate of return that a business could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent risk
    capital cost.
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cost of living

  • noun average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing)
    • a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation
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cost overrun

  • noun excess of cost over budget
    • the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget
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cost-benefit analysis

  • noun an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs
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cost-effective

  • adjective satellite productive relative to the cost
    cost-effective.
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cost-efficient

  • adjective satellite productive relative to the cost
    cost-effective.
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cost-of-living allowance

  • noun an allowance for changes in the consumer price index
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cost-of-living benefit

  • noun a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise
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cost-of-living index

  • noun an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer
    CPI; consumer price index.
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cost-plus

  • adjective satellite determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit
    • a cost-plus government contract
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cost-plus contract

  • noun a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit
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cost-pull inflation

  • noun inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production
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differential cost

  • noun the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output
    incremental cost; differential cost.
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distribution cost

  • noun any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc)
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fixed cost

  • noun a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)
    fixed cost; fixed charge.
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fixed costs

  • noun a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)
    fixed cost; fixed charge.
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Free cost

  • freedom from charges or expenses. South.
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handling cost

  • noun the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order)
    handling charge.
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incremental cost

  • noun the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output
    incremental cost; differential cost.
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low-cost

  • adjective satellite that you have the financial means for
    affordable; low-priced.
    • low-cost housing
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marginal cost

  • noun the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output
    incremental cost; differential cost.
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marketing cost

  • noun the cost of marketing (e.g., the cost of transferring title and moving goods to the customer)
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operating cost

  • noun the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
    overhead; operating expense; budget items.
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opportunity cost

  • noun cost in terms of foregoing alternatives
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production cost

  • noun combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods
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replacement cost

  • noun current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectiveness
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reproduction cost

  • noun cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation)
    physical value.
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To cost dear

  • to require or occasion a large outlay of money, or much labor, self-denial, suffering, etc.
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To quit cost

  • to pay; to reimburse.
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unit cost

  • noun calculated cost for a given unit of a product
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