Phrase Hound found 64 phrases and 8 compound words that contain costs. The most common are listed below. Open costs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 64
- at all costsAs an absolute imperative; sparing no effort or expense
- operating costsplural of operating cost: Expense which is related to the operation of a business.
- costs of livingplural of cost of living: The average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life, especially of food, shelter and clothing.
- costs of moneyplural of cost of money: The interest rate paid for borrowed funds or the interest itself.
- closing costsFees which are paid at the conclusion or closing of a real estate transaction.
- court costsExpenses other than attorney's fees associated with the prosecution or defense of a lawsuit for which, in some jurisdictions, the prevailing party may demand repayment.
- Administrative costs
- Maintenance costs
- indirect costsplural of indirect cost: Any cost that is not directly accountable to a cost object (such as a particular project, facility, function, or product). They include administration, personnel and security costs.
- direct costsplural of direct cost: A cost that can be directly attributed to a cost object (such as a particular project, facility, function, service, or product).
- Production costs
- Transaction costs
- Energy costs
- Labor costs
- fixed costsplural of fixed cost: A cost of business which does not vary with output or sales; an overhead.
- bill of costsa statement of the items which form the total amount of the costs of a party to a suit or action.
- Total Costs
- Capital costs
- Operational costs
- Hidden costs
- Construction costs
- Transportation costs
- Medical costs
- Legal costs
- opportunity costsplural of opportunity cost: The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.
Compound words 8
- abacostsplural of abacost: A short- or long-sleeved button-up jacket, worn without a shirt, that was promoted in Zaire under the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko.
- aftercostsplural of aftercost: A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
- alecostsplural of alecost: The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale.
- Armacostsplural of Armacost: A surname.
- isocostsplural of isocost: A curve that represents a combination of various inputs that cost the same.
- miscoststhird-person singular simple present indicative of miscost: To cost incorrectly.
- overcostsplural of overcost: Excessive cost.
- discoststhird-person singular simple present indicative of discost: To depart; to leave the coast (literally, or figuratively the side or border); to be separated.