Synonyms and Antonyms for cost
1. cost (n.)
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
- handling charge
- handling cost
- opportunity cost
- borrowing cost
- reproduction cost
- cost of living
- ransom
- capital expenditure
- ransom money
- spending
- portage
- disbursal
- damage
- charge
- outgo
- production cost
- distribution cost
- terms
- price
- expenditure
- cost overrun
- replacement cost
- physical value
- payment
- marketing cost
- disbursement
- outlay
- unit cost
- expense
2. cost-efficient (adj.)
productive relative to the cost
3. cost-effective (adj.)
productive relative to the cost
4. cost-plus (adj.)
determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit
5. low-cost (adj.)
that you have the financial means for
6. cost-benefit analysis (n.)
an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs
9. cost (n.)
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
