صيغ مركبة:
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| actual cost n | (total price) | التكلفة الفعلية |
| | Maintenance fees must be taken into account to determine the actual cost. |
| at any cost adv | (however high the cost may be) | مهما كان الثمن |
| | We will win this war at any cost. |
| at great cost adv | (at great financial expense) | بكلفة باهظة |
| at great cost adv | figurative (involving great sacrifice or loss) | بتضحية كبيرة، بخسارة كبيرة |
| bear the cost v expr | (pay) | يتحمل التكلفة |
| | Taxpayers will bear the cost of health care reform. |
| bear the cost of [sth] v expr | (pay) | يتحمل تكلفة شيء، يدفع ثمن شيء |
| cost a bomb v expr | UK, figurative, slang (be expensive) | يكلِّف الكثير من المال |
| cost a bundle v expr | informal (cost a lot of money) | يكلّف الكثير |
| cost a pretty penny v expr | informal, figurative (be expensive) | يكلف كثيراً |
| | I bet that dress cost a pretty penny. |
| cost accounting n | (costing: tracking business costs) | حساب التكاليف |
| cost an arm and a leg v expr | slang, figurative (be expensive) | باهِظ الثمن |
| cost avoidance n | (measures to reduce expense) (إجراءات لخفض الكلفة) | تجنُّب التكاليف |
| cost benefit analysis n | (comparison of costs and benefits) | تحليل الكلفة/ الفائدة |
cost center (US),
cost centre (UK) n | (business) | مركز تكلفة، مركز تقدير الكلفة |
| cost-cut⇒ vi | (reduce spending) | يخفض النفقات، يخفض الإنفاق |
| cost cut n | (reduction in expenses) | تَخفيض النفقات |
| | The company's profits were boosted last year by cost cuts, including the thousands of redundancies made in January. |
| cost estimates npl | (expenses: projected) | تقديرات الكلفة، التكاليف المقدَّرة |
| cost little v expr | (be inexpensive) | لا يكلّف الكثير |
| | A first aid kit costs little but can save lives. |
| cost little v expr | figurative (require little effort) | يتطلب جهدًا قليلاً |
| | It costs little to be polite. |
| cost money v expr | (be expensive) | يكلف مالاً |
| | If you want the product delivered tomorrow, it'll cost money. |
| cost nothing v expr | (be free of charge) | لا يكلف شيئًا |
| | If they say it costs nothing, it must be a scam of some kind. |
| cost nothing v expr | figurative (require no effort) | لا يتطلب جهدًا |
| | (مجازي) | لا يكلف شيئًا |
| | Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing. |
| cost of living n | (cost of basic necessities) | تكاليف المعيشة، نفقات المعيشة |
| | The cost of living is outrageous in this city. |
| cost overrun | (finance) (في الشؤون المالية) | تجاوُز الكلفة |
| cost savings npl | (measures to reduce expense) (إجراءات لخفض الكلفة) | وُفورات في الكلفة |
cost sharing,
cost-sharing n | (fee split between two parties) | تقاسُم التكاليف |
| | Health insurance plans have various cost-sharing structures. |
cost-benefit,
cost benefit n as adj | (weighing costs and benefits) (مضاف إليه) | التكلفةِ والربحِ، الكلفةِ والفائدة |
| | (مضاف إليه) | الجدوى |
| cost-conscious adj | (frugal, thrifty) | مقتصِد، حذِر في الإنفاق |
| cost-cutting n | (business: reduce expenses) | خفض التكاليف |
| cost-cutting adj | (to reduce expenses) | لخفض التكاليف |
cost-effective,
cost effective adj | (providing value for money) | مربح، مجدٍ |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | It wouldn't be cost-effective to turn my hobby into my profession. |
| | إن جعلت هوايتي مهنة أسترزق منها، فلن يكون ذلك مجديًا لي. |
| cost-effectiveness n | (good value for money) | الجدوى الاقتصادية، فعالية التكاليف، فاعلية الكلفة |
| cost-efficient adj | (providing value for money) | مربح بالنسبة لتكلفته |
| cost-plus adj | (pricing: expenses plus profit) | الكلفة زائد الربح |
| direct cost | (economics) (في الاقتصاد) | تكلفة مباشرة |
| fixed cost n | often plural (set price or fee) | نفقة ثابتة |
| | My biggest fixed cost is the rent I pay for the premises. |
| fraction of the cost n | (small part of total price) | جزء من الكلفة |
| | The house painter is quoting $8,000 to paint the house, but we could do it ourselves for a fraction of the cost. |
| free of cost adj | (not requiring payment) | مجاني، بدون مقابل |
| | Anti-pollution measures are never free of cost. |
| high-cost n as adj | (expensive) | عالي الكلفة |
| input cost n | (production expenses) (تكاليف الإنتاج) | تكلفة مُدخَلات |
labor costs (US),
labour costs (UK) npl | (cost of paying workers) | كلفة اليد العاملة |
| | The company tried to reduce labor costs by employing unskilled staff. |
| low cost n | (cheap price) | كلفة منخفضة، رخص |
| | The tablet's advantages are its low cost and user-friendly design. |
low cost,
low-cost adj | (cheap, budget) | منخفض التكلفة |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | You can save money by booking a low-cost flight. |
| low-cost airline n | (cheap air travel company) | شركة طيران رخيصة |
| | Steve became a millionaire after setting up a low-cost airline. |
| operating costs npl | (expenses involved in running a business) | تكاليف التشغيل، نفقات التشغيل |
| | They forgot to include operating costs in their initial budget, so their profits were considerably lower than anticipated. |
| opportunity cost n | (cost of giving up alternative) (كلفة التخلي عن البديل) | تكلفة الاستثمار البديل، تكلفة الفرصة الضائعة |
| | Business decisions often involve calculating the opportunity cost. |
| overhead cost n | (basic business expense) | تكلفة عامة، نفقة عامة |
| regardless of the cost adv | (however high the price) | مهما كان الثمن، مهما يكن ثمنه |
| | She wanted that fur coat regardless of the cost. |
| regardless of the cost adv | figurative (however bad the consequences) | بأي ثمن |
| | They were determined to win the war regardless of the cost. |
| replacement cost n | (fee to obtain new version of [sth]) (يُدفع للحصول على نسخة جديدة من شيء) | تكلفة الاستبدال |
| running cost n | (amount spent to maintain [sth]) | كلفة تشغيل |
| | The new refrigerator uses far less electricity, so its running cost is half that of the old one. |
| running costs npl | (business overheads) | تكاليف التشغيل، نفقات التشغيل |
| | You need to keep your overheads and running costs down. |
| shipping cost n | (overseas delivery charge) (تأتي غالبًا بالجمع) | أجور الشحن |
| shipping cost n | (charge for transporting goods) (تأتي غالبًا بالجمع) | أجور النقل |
| standard cost n | (usual or average price) | التكلفة القياسية، التكلفة المعيارية |
| unit cost n | (price per item) | سعر الوحدة |
| whatever the cost adv | (no matter what is required) | مهما يكن الثمن |
| | We'll try to free the hostage whatever the cost. |