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selling cost — UK US noun [C or U] MARKETING ► one of the costs, or the total cost, of marketing and selling a product or service: »Selling cost is incurred in various forms, of which advertisement is the main one …   Financial and business terms

cost price — ➔ price1 * * * cost price UK US noun [C or U] COMMERCE ► the amount of money that is spent to produce goods or services before any profit is added for the manufacturer or producer, or the price that a store, etc. pays for goods that it is going… …   Financial and business terms

Cost-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 …   Wikipedia

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis — Cost Volume profit (CVP), in managerial economics is a form of cost accounting. It is a simplified model, useful for elementary instruction and for short run decisions. Cost volume profit (CVP) analysis expands the use of information provided by… …   Wikipedia

cost basis — see basis 3 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cost basis n. The amount …   Law dictionary

cost — [kôst, käst] vt. cost, costing [ME costen < OFr coster < ML costare < L constare, to stand together, stand at, cost < com , together + stare, to STAND] 1. a) to be obtained or obtainable for (a certain price); be priced at b) to cause …   English World dictionary

cost plus — noun A work contract where payment is based on the actual production cost plus an agreed percentage of that cost as profit • • • Main Entry: ↑cost * * * cost plus, an arrangement or contract under which the selling price is based on the cost of… …   Useful english dictionary

cost price — noun The price the dealer pays for goods bought • • • Main Entry: ↑cost * * * cost price UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular cost price plural cost prices …   Useful english dictionary

Cost, Insurance and Freight — (CIF) is a common term in a sales contract that may be encountered in international trading when ocean transport is used. It must always indicate the port of destination, ie CIF Shanghai. When a price is quoted CIF, it means that the selling… …   Wikipedia

cost-free — UK US adjective, adverb ► available at no cost: »Selling investments and buying new ones is not a cost free exercise, because you have to pay dealing costs. »The software can be downloaded cost free …   Financial and business terms

cost — 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… …   Financial and business terms