discretionary costs

  • 1discretionary costs — ➔ cost1 * * * discretionary costs UK US noun [plural] (also managed costs) ACCOUNTING ► amounts of money that a company spends on something such as advertising or development of new products, that it can reduce temporarily without affecting… …

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  • 2discretionary costs — managed costs Costs incurred as a result of a managerial decision; the extent of these costs is consequently subject to managerial discretion. A characteristic of such costs is that they are often for a specified amount or subject to a specific… …

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  • 3discretionary costs — managed costs Costs incurred as a result of a managerial decision; the extent of these costs is consequently subject to managerial discretion. A characteristic of such costs is that they are often for a specified amount or subject to a specific… …

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  • 4costs — Ⅰ. costs [plural] (also legal costs) ► LAW the money that helps pay for the lawyers and the court in a legal case, usually paid by the person or organization that has lost the case: »They were fined $50,000 and ordered to pay $10,000 in costs. →… …

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  • 5discretionary spending — ➔ spending * * * discretionary spending UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE money spent by consumers on things other than necessary things such as food, clothes, and fuel: »Soaring fuel prices have hit discretionary spending, which could weaken… …

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  • 6Discretionary Expense — A discretionary expense is a cost which is not essential for the operation of a home or a business. For example, a business may allow employees to charge certain meal and entertainment costs to the company in order to promote goodwill with… …

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  • 7discretionary income — noun income remaining after deduction of taxes, social security charges, and basic living costs. Compare with disposable income …

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  • 8managed costs — UK US noun [plural] ACCOUNTING ► DISCRETIONARY COSTS(Cf. ↑discretionary costs) …

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  • 9managed costs — See: discretionary costs …

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  • 10managed costs — See discretionary costs …

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