| cost cutting | the act of cutting costs |
price cutting
price cut | cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price |
discount
price reduction
deduction | the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise |
| cost accounting | keeping account of the costs of items in production |
| cost analysis | breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately |
| price freeze | a freeze of prices at a given level |
| price-fixing | control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce |
| price increase | increase in price |
rise boost
hike cost increase | an increase in cost, they asked for a % rise in rates |
| price | the high value or worth of something, her price is far above rubies |
monetary value
price
cost | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold), the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver, he puts a high price on his services, he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection |
| average cost | total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units |
marginal cost
incremental cost
differential cost | the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output |
bargain rate
cheapness
cut rate
cut price | a price below the standard price |
| price cost toll | value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something, the cost in human life was enormous, the price of success is hard work, what price glory? |
| price gouging | pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available |
| cost-benefit analysis | an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs |
| average | an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual, he is about average in height, the snowfall this month is below average |
average
norm | a statistic describing the location of a distribution, it set the norm for American homes |
| price list | a listing of prices for different goods or services |
| cost-plus contract | a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit |
Dow Jones
Dow-Jones Industrial Average | an indicator of stock market prices, based on the share values ofbluehip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing |
price index
price level | an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time |
| retail price index | an index of changes in retail prices |
producer price index
wholesale price index | an index of changes in wholesale prices |
consumer price index
CPI
cost-of-living index | an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer |
| price control | restriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation) |
| price floor | floor below which prices are not allowed to fall, the government used price supports to maintain the price floor |
| price | a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal, the cattle thief has a price on his head |
earned run average
ERA | (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness, calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched |
grade point average
GPA | a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university, calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted |
| price tag | a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to |
| price bracket | a category of merchandise based on their price |
| cost accountant | a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production |
Post Emily Post
Emily Price Post | United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (-) |
Price
Leontyne Price
Mary Leontyne Price | United States operatic soprano (born ) |
Wood Mrs. Henry Wood
Ellen Price Wood | English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (-) |
| bride price | money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride |
| price support | a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level |
| cost-of-living allowance | an allowance for changes in the consumer price index |
| cost | the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor |
operating expense
operating cost
overhead
budget items | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance), it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes |
| cost-of-living benefit | a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise |
| cost overrun | excess of cost over budget, the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget |
| cost of living | average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing), a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation |
| borrowing cost | the cost of borrowing something |
| distribution cost | any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc) |
handling cost
handling charge | the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) |
| marketing cost | the cost of marketing (e.g., the cost of transferring title and moving goods to the customer) |
| production cost | combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods |