| 单词 | costs |
| 释义 | costs [ plural ] money that a company or organization has to spend regularly: Company legislation deals with key issues such as costs, advertising, and promotional spend. the costs of (doing) sth Small companies find it hard to bear the costs of promotion and distribution. cut/reduce/rein in costs There was a drive to cut costs by using fewer suppliers. high/rising/escalating costs Escalating costs have adversely affected profits. increase/rise in costs Technological advances have sparked most of the rise in costs, industry analysts claimed. reduction in costs A reduction in costs should help boost end-of-year figures. administrative/labour/production costs energy/fuel costs additional/actual/extra costs The OFT said yesterday that credit card providers could only charge for the actual costs of processing late payments. incur costs Adequate compensation should be provided for any costs incurred. cover/recover/recoup costs Because private farmers can't recoup their costs, they are cutting production. costs rise/go up/increase Staff costs have risen by 20% in the past two years. costs come/go down Alternative energy sources will become more widely used as costs come down. extracted from: cost |
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