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- cost|ing «KOS tihng», noun.Especially British. cost accounting.
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cost — [[t]kɔst, kɒst[/t]] n. v. cost, for11 13, cost•ed, cost•ing. 1) the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything 2) an outlay or expenditure of money, time, etc 3) a sacrifice, loss, or penalty: to work at the cost of one s… … From formal English to slang
cost-of-liv|ing index — «KST uhv LIHV ihng, KOST », a comparative rating of the cost of living, especially that made annually by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics: »The cost of living index…reflects price changes for goods and services families of wage… … Useful english dictionary
cost of living — cost of liv·ing: the cost of purchasing those goods and services which are included in an accepted standard level of consumption Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cost of living … Law dictionary
cost accounting — cost′ account ing n. bus an accounting system that analyzes the cost of items involved in production • Etymology: 1910–15 cost′ account ant, n … From formal English to slang
cost of living — cost′ of liv′ing n. bus the average that a person or family pays for such necessary goods and services as food, clothing, and rent … From formal English to slang
'-ing' forms — ◊ GRAMMAR ing forms are also called present participles. Most ing forms are formed by adding ing to the base form of a verb, for example asking , eating , and passing . Sometimes there is a change in spelling, as in dying , making , and putting … Useful english dictionary
post-cost — «POHST KST, KOST», transitive verb, intransitive verb, cost, cost|ing. British. to review prices and costs in (government contracts) retrospectively … Useful english dictionary
low cost — {{＃}}{{LM L47000}}{{〓}} {{［}}low cost{{］}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ loc.adj.{{》}} → {{↑}}bajo coste{{↓}}. {{★}}{{＼}}PRONUNCIACIÓN:{{／}} [lóu kós]. {{★}}{{＼}}ORTOGRAFÍA:{{／}} Por ser un extranjerismo debe escribirse con cursiva u otra… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
At What Cost?, Cornell — At What Cost? was a graduate student group formed at Cornell University in August 2002 to oppose a graduate student unionization drive run by an organization called CASE/UAW that was affiliated with the United Auto Workers. The name At What Cost? … Wikipedia
clos|ing cost — «KLOH zihng», a fee charged to a borrower to cover the cost of arranging a loan … Useful english dictionary
