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41cost — Expense; price. The sum or equivalent expended, paid or charged for something. See also actual cost costs net cost rate costing cost bond …
42Cost competitiveness of fuel sources — The Cost competitiveness of fuel sources is a primary factor in determining whether a fuel source will be utilized is whether or not the fuel source is cost competitive in the fuel market. If a fuel source can be produced and sold lower than the… …
43Cost per engagement — The term Cost Per Engagement was originated in late 2006 by Highedge, Inc., the company that developed the Brickfish social media advertising network. Highedge, Inc. owns the Cost Per Engagement trademark. Cost Per Engagement is the online… …
44Cost-weighted activity index — A cost weighted activity index is a technique for measuring the changes in the output of an organisation over time. It is used particularly for Government departments and other bodies that do not operate in a market, hence normal means of… …
45cost-push inflation — An increase in the prices of goods or services caused by increases in the cost of inputs (especially wages and raw materials). As an explanation of inflation, cost push theories became popular in the 1970s when they appeared to explain the rapid… …
46cost-of-living increase — /ˌkɒst əv lɪvɪŋ ˌɪnkri:s/ noun an increase in salary to allow it to keep up with the increased cost of living …
47cost-of-living increase — /ˌkɒst əv lɪvɪŋ ˌɪnkri:s/ noun an increase in salary to allow it to keep up with the increased cost of living …
48cost-push — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ noun : an increase or upward trend in production costs (as wages) that tends to result in increased consumer prices irrespective of the level of demand compare demand pull herein • cost push adjective * * * /kawst poosh , kost /, adj …
49Cost-Push Inflation — A phenomenon in which the general price levels rise (inflation) due to increases in the cost of wages and raw materials. Cost push inflation develops because the higher costs of production factors decreases in aggregate supply (the amount of… …
50cost behaviour — The changes that occur to total costs as a result of changes in activity levels within an organization. The total of the fixed costs tends to remain unaltered by changes in activity levels in the short term, whereas the total of the variable… …
