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Cost
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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 the sale proceeds to determine capital gain or loss.

Cost
The amount of money or property paid for a good or service. Cost is an expense for both personal and business assets. If a cost is for a business expense, it may be tax deductible. A cost may be paid immediately in the form of cash or over time in a credit sale or similar transaction. Cost is the opposite of revenue: It may be thought of as money spent instead of made.

cost
The expenditure of funds or use of property to acquire or produce a product or service. See also average cost, fixed cost, historical cost, marginal cost, replacement cost, variable cost.

Cost
Cash and/or the value of property given to acquire the property received.


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Bush's "daydreams" could end up costing dearly not only the United States and NATO, but also the entire free world, Haidar said.
No matter the outcome, the troubles in the decade-long program speak volumes about the unintended consequences of procurement reforms that were supposed to save the Pentagon billions of dollars but have ended up costing dearly.
But this is their second successive home loss, their failure to convert first half try scoring opportunities costing dearly.
 
 
 
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