calculate the cost

  • 1count the cost — calculate the consequences of a careless or foolish action. → count …

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  • 2count the cost — 1. To assess the risks of an action before attempting it 2. To comprehend fully the unfortunate consequences of an action • • • Main Entry: ↑cost * * * count the cost british phrase to realize what has been lost or damaged as a result of… …

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  • 3cost — The opposite of revenue. An expense that reflects the price of purchasing goods, services and financial instruments. A cash cost means that cash is given up today to the purchase. Also, the purchase price of an investment, which is compared to… …

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  • 4cost — 1 noun 1 MONEY PAID (C) the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something: I ll give you $15 to cover the cost of the gas. | at a cost of: The new building s going up at a cost of $82 million. | high/low cost: a… …

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  • 5cost — costless, adj. costlessness, n. /kawst, kost/, n., v., cost or, for 11 13, costed, costing. n. 1. the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal. 2. an outlay or expenditure of money, time,… …

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  • 6cost-effectiveness — /ˌkɒst ɪ fektɪvnəs/, cost efficiency noun the quality of being cost effective ● Can we calculate the cost effectiveness of air freight against shipping by sea? …

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  • 7cost-effectiveness — /ˌkɒst ɪ fektɪvnəs/, cost efficiency /ˌkɒst fɪʃ(ə)nsi/ noun being cost effective ● Can we calculate the cost effectiveness of air freight against shipping by sea? …

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  • 8Cost of capital — The cost of capital is a term used in the field of financial investment to refer to the cost of a company s funds (both debt and equity), or, from an investor s point of view the shareholder s required return on a portfolio of all the company s… …

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  • 9Cost-plus pricing — is a pricing method used by companies to maximize their profits. The firms accomplish their objective of profit maximization by increasing their production until marginal revenue equals marginal cost, and then charging a price which is determined …

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  • 10calculate — calculate, compute, estimate, reckon mean to determine something (as cost, speed, or quantity) by mathematical and especially arithmetical processes. Calculate is usually preferred when highly advanced, intricate, or elaborate processes are… …

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