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Money spent to produce or procure goods or services
motivation. Average cost Cost accounting Cost curve Cost object Direct cost Fixed cost Incremental cost Indirect cost Life-cycle cost Non-monetary economy
Cost
Topics referred to by the same term
longer available. Cost may also refer to: Economic cost, an overview of cost in the field of economics Opportunity cost, the cost of something measured
Cost_(disambiguation)
Airline with generally lower fares
A low-cost carrier (LCC) or low-cost airline, also called a budget or discount carrier or airline, is an airline that is operated with an emphasis on minimizing
Low-cost_carrier
Indicator of value-for-money of a project or proposal
A benefit–cost ratio (BCR) is an indicator, used in cost–benefit analysis, that attempts to summarize the overall value for money of a project or proposal
Benefit–cost_ratio
Carrying value of goods sold during a particular period
Cost of goods sold (COGS) (also cost of products sold (COPS), or cost of sales) is the carrying value of goods sold during a particular period. Costs
Cost_of_goods_sold
Unrecoverable cost that has been incurred
In economics and business decision-making, a sunk cost (also known as retrospective cost) is a cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered
Sunk_cost
Fixed, one-time expenses in economics
other words, it is the total cost needed to bring a project to a commercially operable status. Whether a particular cost is capital or not depend on many
Capital_cost
Process used by organisations to reduce costs
Cost reduction is the process used by organisations aiming to reduce their costs and increase their profits, or to accommodate reduced income. Depending
Cost_reduction
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up costal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Costal may refer to: an adjective related to the rib (Latin: costa) in anatomy Costal cartilage, a type
Costal
Management accounting term
A cost centre is an activity within a business to which costs can be apportioned or allocated. The term includes departments which do not produce directly
Cost_centre
Required return compensating shareholders for the risk of investing in a company's equity
In finance, the cost of equity is the return (often expressed as a rate of return) a firm theoretically pays to its equity investors, i.e., shareholders
Cost_of_equity
Economic concept
In economics, an implicit cost, also called an imputed cost, implied cost, or notional cost, is the opportunity cost equal to what a firm must give up
Implicit_cost
Measurement in advertising
Cost per mille (CPM), also called cost per thousand (CPT) (in Latin, French and Italian, mille means one thousand), is a commonly used measurement in advertising
Cost_per_mille
Brazil cost (Portuguese: Custo Brasil [ˈkustu bɾaˈziw]) refers to the increased operational costs associated with doing business in Brazil, making Brazilian
Brazil_cost
for separately across a number of activities or projects. In health care, cost sharing occurs when patients pay for a portion of health care costs not covered
Cost_sharing
Comparison of costs of different electricity generation sources
governments in making decisions regarding energy policy. On average the levelized cost of electricity from utility scale solar power and onshore wind power is less
Cost_of_electricity_by_source
Cost added by producing one additional unit of a product or service
economics, marginal cost (MC) is the change in the total cost that arises when the quantity produced is increased, i.e. the cost of producing additional
Marginal_cost
Unexpected incurred costs in excess of budgeted amounts
A cost overrun, also known as a cost increase or budget overrun, involves unexpected incurred costs. When these costs are in excess of budgeted amounts
Cost_overrun
Contract involving additional payment to allow for risk and incentive sharing
A cost-plus contract, also termed a cost plus contract, is a contract such that a contractor is paid for all of its allowed expenses, plus an additional
Cost-plus_contract
Expenses of film production
Negative cost is the net expense to produce and shoot a film, excluding such expenditures as distribution and promotion. Low-budget movies, for example
Negative_cost
In business strategy, cost leadership is a strategy aiming to establish a competitive advantage by having the lowest cost of operation in the industry
Cost_leadership
Investment strategy
Dollar cost averaging (DCA) is an investment strategy which aims to apply value investing principles to regular investment. The term was coined by Benjamin
Dollar_cost_averaging
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Cost is an unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population
Cost,_Texas
Business expenses not dependant on output
need to be hired for the production to increase. For any factory, the fixed cost should be all the money paid on capitals and land. Such fixed costs as buying
Fixed_cost
Economic price index
A cost-of-living index is a theoretical price index that measures relative cost of living over time or regions. It is an index that measures differences
Cost-of-living_index
Type of economic analysis that compares costs and outcomes
of action. Cost-effectiveness analysis is distinct from cost–benefit analysis, which assigns a monetary value to the measure of effect. Cost-effectiveness
Cost-effectiveness_analysis
Topics referred to by the same term
Costes may refer to: Costes (restaurant), in Budapest, Hungary Hôtel Costes, a hotel in Paris, France, noted for its lounge music compilation CDs Arnaud
Costes
Benefit lost by a choice between options
In microeconomic theory, the opportunity cost of a choice is the value of the best alternative forgone where, given limited resources, a choice needs to
Opportunity_cost
Average cost method is an inventory valuation method in accounting that assigns a cost to inventory based on the average cost of goods available for sale
Average_cost_method
Measure of lifetime average net present cost of electricity generation
The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is a measure of the average net present cost of electricity generation for a generator over its lifetime. It
Levelized_cost_of_electricity
Procedures to optimize practices in cost efficient ways
Cost accounting is defined by the Institute of Management Accountants as a systematic set of procedures for recording and reporting measurements of the
Cost_accounting
Cost of revenue is the total of all costs incurred directly in producing, marketing, and distributing the products and services of a company to customers
Cost_of_revenue
Systematic approach to estimating the strengths and weaknesses of alternatives
Cost–benefit analysis (CBA), sometimes also called benefit–cost analysis, is a systematic approach to estimating the strengths and weaknesses of alternatives
Cost–benefit_analysis
American-built one-way attack drone
The FLM-136 Low-cost Uncrewed (Unmanned) Combat Attack System (LUCAS) is a one-way attack drone, also referred to as a kamikaze drone or suicide drone
Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System
Low-cost_Uncrewed_Combat_Attack_System
amortization expenses. These are generally higher in new entrants to a market due to the escalating real estate prices. Building Cost Information Service v t e
Occupancy_cost
American band
The Cost was a San Francisco Bay Area band active between 1999 and 2003. They released an album, Chimera (2002), on Lookout! Records, an EP on New Disorder
The_Cost_(band)
1937 book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Cost of Discipleship (German: Nachfolge [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡə], lit. 'following after') is a 1937 book by German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, considered
The_Cost_of_Discipleship
Cost of a company's funds
In economics and accounting, the cost of capital is the cost of a company's funds (both debt and equity), or from an investor's point of view is "the
Cost_of_capital
Elemental cost planning is a system of Cost planning and Cost control, typically for buildings, which enables the cost of a scheme to be monitored during
Elemental_cost_planning
Cost escalation can be defined as changes in the cost or price of specific goods or services in a given economy over a period. This is similar to the
Cost_escalation
Cost to live based on price of necessities
The cost of living is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living for an individual or a household. Cost-of-living calculations are also used
Cost_of_living
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up cost of living in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cost of living is an economic concept. Cost of living may also refer to: The Cost of Living
Cost of living (disambiguation)
Cost_of_living_(disambiguation)
Graph used in economics
by minimizing cost consistent with each possible level of production, and the result is a cost curve. Profit-maximizing firms use cost curves to decide
Cost_curve
Cost of persuading a customer to purchase a product or service
Customer acquisition cost (CAC) is the cost of persuading a customer to purchase a product or service. As an important business metric, customer acquisition
Customer_acquisition_cost
Part of an activity that causes the change in its cost
A cost driver is a structural factor which determines the cost of an activity or a change in its cost. The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Cost_driver
Total economic cost of production
In economics, total cost (TC) is the minimum financial cost of producing some quantity of output. This is the total economic cost of production and is
Total_cost
Cost benchmarking is the measurement, refinement and analysis of one's Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) when compared to market peers. Cost benchmarking identifies
Cost_benchmarking
Topics referred to by the same term
Hidden cost may refer to: Externality, a cost or benefit to an uninvolved third party that arises as an effect of another party's (or parties') activity
Hidden_cost
Financing cost (FC), also known as the cost of finances (COF), is the cost, interest, and other charges involved in the borrowing of money to build or
Financing_cost
Medical pricing model
Cost per procedure, sometimes known as price per procedure, is a medical pricing model which describes the average cost of receiving a certain medical
Cost_per_procedure
Ocean earthquake and tsunami, with a death toll of around 230,000 people, cost a "mere" $15 billion, whereas in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in which
List_of_disasters_by_cost
Online pharmacy in Texas
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC), doing business as Cost Plus Drugs, is an American public benefit corporation, founded in 2022 with its main
Cost_Plus_Drugs
Protest movement against research publishing house Elsevier and for open science
The Cost of Knowledge is a protest by academics against the business practices of academic journal publisher Elsevier. Among the reasons for the protests
The_Cost_of_Knowledge
An explicit cost is a direct payment made to others in the course of running a business, such as wage, rent and materials, as opposed to implicit costs
Explicit_cost
Something to which costs are assigned
A cost object is a term used primarily in cost accounting to describe something to which costs are assigned. Common examples of cost objects are product
Cost_object
Concept in neoclassical economics
Social cost in neoclassical economics is the sum of the private costs resulting from a transaction and the costs imposed on the consumers as a consequence
Social_cost
A psychic cost is a subset of social costs that specifically represent the costs of added stress or losses to quality of life. In managerial economics
Psychic_cost
Surname list
Coster is a Dutch occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744–1818), French painter Arnold Coster (born
Coster
Total cost of holding inventory
In marketing, carrying cost, carrying cost of inventory or holding cost refers to the total cost of holding inventory. This includes warehousing costs
Carrying_cost
Topics referred to by the same term
Cost plus may refer to: Cost Plus World Market, U.S. retail chain Cost-plus contract Cost-plus pricing Cost Plus Drugs This disambiguation page lists
Cost_plus
1960 law review article by Ronald Coase
"The Problem of Social Cost" (1960) is a law review article by Ronald Coase, then a faculty member at the University of Virginia, dealing with the economic
The_Problem_of_Social_Cost
Packet routing strategy
Equal-cost multi-path routing (ECMP) is a routing strategy where packet forwarding to a single destination can occur over multiple best paths with equal
Equal-cost_multi-path_routing
Cost of making any trade
In economics, a transaction cost is a cost incurred when making an economic trade when participating in a market. The idea that transactions form the basis
Transaction_cost
Form of financial analysis used to guide procurement decisions
Cost–utility analysis (CUA) is a form of economic analysis used to guide procurement decisions. The most common and well-known application of this analysis
Cost–utility_analysis
Type of measurement for the cost of an aircraft
Flyaway cost is a measure of the cost of an aircraft. It values the aircraft at its marginal cost, including only the cost of production and production
Flyaway_cost
A prospective cost is a cost that may be incurred or changed if an action is taken: Whether or not the cost is paid depends on some action. Prospective
Prospective_cost
Concept in economics
The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its assets
Weighted average cost of capital
Weighted_average_cost_of_capital
Method of valuing inventory in accounting
cost or market (LCM or LOCOM) is a conservative approach to valuing and reporting inventory. Normally, ending inventory is stated at historical cost.
Lower_of_cost_or_market
Financial estimate; accounting concept
Total cost of ownership (TCO) is a financial estimate intended to help buyers and owners determine the direct and indirect costs of a product or service
Total_cost_of_ownership
Measure of prices in different countries
consumption, and in some cases to analyse price convergence and to compare the cost of living between places. The calculation of the PPP, according to the OECD
Purchasing_power_parity
Factor cost or national income by type of income is a measure of national income or output based on the cost of factors of production, instead of market
Factor_cost
Total cost divided by number of goods produced
In economics, average cost (AC) or unit cost is equal to total cost (TC) divided by the number of units of a good produced (the output Q): A C = T C Q
Average_cost
The following is a list of low-cost airlines organised by home country. A low-cost airline or low-cost carrier (also known as a discount or budget carrier
List_of_low-cost_airlines
Concept in linear programming and mathematical optimization
In linear programming, reduced cost, or opportunity cost, is the amount by which an objective function coefficient would have to improve (so increase
Reduced_cost
Method of telephone call billing
Shared-cost service is a type of telephone call billing where the charge for calling a particular telephone number is split between the caller and the
Shared-cost_service
Cost incurred by a company in offering its securities to the public
Flotation cost is the total cost incurred by a company in offering its securities to the public. It arises from expenses such as underwriting fees, legal
Flotation_cost
Cost-per-engagement (CPE) bidding, also referred to as engagement-based pricing, is an internet advertising model where advertisers only pay when users
Cost-per-engagement
Situation where prices of essentials rise faster than wages
A cost-of-living crisis is a socioeconomic situation or period of high inflation where nominal wages have stagnated while there is a sharp increase in
Cost-of-living_crisis
Costs arising from conflicts of interest between principals and their agents
An agency cost is an economic concept that refers to the costs associated with the relationship between a "principal" (an organization, person or group
Agency_cost
Financial measurement
Cost of Delay is "a way of communicating the impact of time on the outcomes we hope to achieve". More formally, it is the partial derivative of the total
Cost_of_delay
2025 Canadian drama film
The Cost of Heaven (French: Gagne ton ciel) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Mathieu Denis and released in 2025. The film stars Samir Guesmi
The_Cost_of_Heaven
Danish actor (born 1970)
Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau ([ˈne̝koˌlɑjˀ ˈkʰʌstɐ ˈvæltɑw]; born on 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor. His breakthrough role was in Denmark with the film
Nikolaj_Coster-Waldau
relevant cost (also called avoidable cost or differential cost) is a cost that differs between alternatives being considered. In order for a cost to be a
Relevant_cost
Topics referred to by the same term
Cost function In economics, the cost curve, expressing production costs in terms of the amount produced. In mathematical optimization, the loss function
Cost_function
Sum of marginal costs over all units produced
an entire range of time horizons. Cost Fixed cost Cost accounting Cost curve Cost driver Semi variable cost Total cost Total revenue share Contribution
Variable_cost
The Cost Accrual Ratio for a business is the total average cost per person per unit time, e.g. average cost per day per person. It is only useful for
Cost_accrual_ratio
Method of cost analysis, which itemizes the cost of a certain product into its components
In business economics cost breakdown analysis is a method of cost analysis, which itemizes the cost of a certain product or service into its various components
Cost_breakdown_analysis
Topics referred to by the same term
At Any Cost may refer to: "At Any Cost", a 1996 single by the Swedish punk band Randy At Any Cost (film), a 2000 American drama film directed by Charles
At_Any_Cost
Concept in lexicography
Lexicographic information cost is a concept in lexicography referring to the difficulties and inconveniences that a dictionary user perceives when consulting
Lexicographic information cost
Lexicographic_information_cost
Inflation driven by a rise in the cost of goods and services
Cost-push inflation is a purported type of inflation caused by increases in the cost of important goods or services where no suitable alternative is available
Cost-push_inflation
Transaction cost analysis (TCA), as used by institutional investors, is defined by the Financial Times as "the study of trade prices to determine whether
Transaction_cost_analysis
An audience cost, in international relations theory, is the domestic political cost that leaders incur from their constituency if they escalate a foreign
Audience_cost
In biology, the biological cost or metabolic price is a measure of the increased energy metabolism that is required to achieve a function. Drug resistance
Biological_cost
U.S. ultra-low-cost airline (1964–2026)
Airlines, Inc. is an American company which formerly operated as an ultra low cost airline, headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida. It operated scheduled flights
Spirit_Airlines
Method for regulating monopolies
Average cost pricing is one of the ways the government regulates a monopoly market. Monopolists tend to produce less than the optimal quantity pushing
Average_cost_pricing
Total cost management (TCM) is the name given by AACE International to a process for applying the skills and knowledge of cost engineering. It is also
Total_cost_management
Expenses used to comply with regulations
which is regarded as compliance cost. Compliance cost mostly includes following: The cost to assemble and issue reports Cost of creating and maintenance of
Compliance_cost
Costs that would disappear if things were perfect
Cost of poor quality (COPQ), poor quality costs (PQC), cost of nonquality, Cost of Quality (QOQ), Cost of Current Quality (COCQ) are costs that would disappear
Cost_of_poor_quality
Accounting term
Cost pools is an accounting term that refers to groups of accounts serving to express the cost of goods and service allocatable within a business or manufacturing
Cost_pool
Proposed concept to describe an economic pattern
Cost disease socialism is a proposed concept by Steven M. Teles, Samuel Hammond, and Daniel Takash of the Niskanen Center. It describes an economic pattern
Cost_disease_socialism
COST
COST
Surname or Lastname
French (Côte)
French (Côte) : topographic name for someone who lived on a slope or riverbank, less often on the coast, from Old French coste (Latin costa ‘rib’, ‘side’, ‘flank’, also used in a transferred topographical sense). There are several places in France named with this word, and the surname may also be a habitational name from any of these.English : topographic name from Middle English cote, cott ‘shelter’, ‘cottage’ (see Coates).
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Constantinus, COSTANTINO means "steadfast."
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and French
English (of Norman origin) and French : occupational name for a forester, Old French verdier (Late Latin viridarius, a derivative of viridis ‘green’). The medieval officials in charge of a forest were known as verdiers on account of their green costumes, which may be regarded as an early example of camouflage.Southern French : topographic name for someone who lived near an orchard or garden, or an occupational name for someone who was employed in one, from Occitan verdier ‘orchard’ (Late Latin virid(i)arium).
Surname or Lastname
English and Catalan
English and Catalan : occupational name for a trader, from Old French mercier, Late Latin mercarius (an agent derivative of merx, genitive mercis, ‘merchandise’). In Middle English the term was applied particularly to someone who dealt in textiles, especially the more costly and luxurious fabrics such as silks, satin, and velvet.
Boy/Male
Irish
Surname.
Girl/Female
Indian
Valuable, Costly, Precious
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Constans, COSTANZO means "steadfast."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Costain.
Male
Romanian
Pet form of Romanian Constantin, COSTEL means "steadfast."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English brigge ‘bridge’, Old English brycg, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element, as for example Bridge in Kent or Bridge Sollers in Herefordshire. Building and maintaining bridges was one of the three main feudal obligations, along with bearing arms and maintaining fortifications. The cost of building a bridge was often defrayed by charging a toll, the surname thus being acquired by the toll gatherer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of costards (Anglo-Norman French, from coste ‘rib’), a variety of large apples, so called for their prominent ribs. In some cases, it may have been a nickname (from the same word) for a person with an apple-shaped (i.e. round) head.Dutch : status name for a churchwarden, from Late Latin custor ‘guard’, ‘warden’.Variant spelling of German Koster.This name is recorded in Beverwijck in New Netherland (Albany, NY) in the mid 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English : variant of Coster.The American military officer George Custer (1839–76) was a descendant of a German officer from Hesse by the name of Küster.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Coster.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Love's Labours Lost' A clown.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Costain.
Male
Romanian
Contracted form of Romanian Constantin, COSTIN means "steadfast."
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : occupational name from Middle English, Middle Low German peller ‘maker (or seller) of expensive cloth’, derived from Old English pæll, pell ‘costly or purple cloth or cloak’, Middle Low German pelle (see Pelle 2).Southern English : topographic name for someone living by an inlet of the sea, a derivative of Old English pyll ‘inlet’ (see Pill 1) + the -er suffix denoting an inhabitant.German : from a Germanic personal name formed with bald ‘brave’ + heri ‘army’.
Male
Romanian
Pet form of Romanian Constantin, COSTICA means "steadfast."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Valuable, Costly, Precious
Boy/Male
English Greek
Steady; stable.
COST
COST
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or seller of hoods, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English hÅd (see Hood 1).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Ray
Boy/Male
Muslim
Kind, Bountiful, Graceful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Goddess of Victory; Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Earth
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Manse; A Manse is a House Occupied by a Clergyman
Boy/Male
Hindu
Great personality
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shivaksh | ஷீவாகà¯à®·
Rudraksh, Shivka Trinetra
Boy/Male
Indian
Lofty or exalted, A prophets name (Aaron) (Celebrity Name: Ranvir Shorey and Konkona Sen Sharma)
Girl/Female
Indian
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n.
Worth estimated by any standard of purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of anything.
a.
Relating to a costa, or rib.
n.
Expense; cost.
v. t.
To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life.
a.
Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
a.
Costly.
v. i.
To search after lodes. See Costeaning.
a.
Costing nothing.
n.
A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume.
a.
Finely ribbed or costated.
a.
Alt. of Costated
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Cost
n.
The quality of being costy; expensiveness; sumptuousness.
n.
One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc.
n.
The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers of that period in describing the costly dresses of kings, nobles, and prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a series of small shields placed close together, and alternately white and blue.
n.
A costermonger.
a.
Of great cost; expensive; dear.
adv.
In a costive manner.
imp. & p. p.
of Cost
a.
Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body; as, costal nerves.