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cost-benefit analysis

cost-benefit analysis noun: a methodology to help appraise or assess the case for a project or proposal, by estimating the net cost or benefit of the project of proposal.

Noun

cost-benefit analysis (countable and uncountable, plural cost-benefit analyses)

  1. A methodology to help appraise or assess the case for a project or proposal, by estimating the net cost or benefit of the project of proposal.
    • Gratifying as it is to read such editorials even in the press which supports Mr. Marples' party—and to learn that the G.N. Line's London suburban electrification is at last being given a cost-benefit analysis of the kind which overwhelmingly justified the L.T. Victoria Line […] but years later than...1963 June, “Second thoughts on Beeching”, in Modern Railways, page 361
  2. Any comparison of costs and benefits.

cost-benefit analysis meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

cost-benefit analysis in Tamil

விலைப் பயன் பகுப்பாய்வு, செலவு ஆதாயப் பகுப்பாய்வு

cost-benefit analysis in Indonesian

methodology to appraise the case for a project
analisis biaya-keuntungan, analisis biaya-manfaat

Forms of cost-benefit analysis

pluralcost-benefit analyses
alternative formcost benefit analysis

Questions about cost-benefit analysis

What does cost-benefit analysis mean?
Cost-benefit analysis means a methodology to help appraise or assess the case for a project or proposal, by estimating the net cost or benefit of the project of proposal.
What is cost-benefit analysis in Tamil?
Cost-benefit analysis in Tamil is விலைப் பயன் பகுப்பாய்வு, செலவு ஆதாயப் பகுப்பாய்வு. See Cost-benefit analysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cost-benefit analysis?
Cost-benefit analysis is a noun.
What is the plural of cost-benefit analysis?
The plural of cost-benefit analysis is cost-benefit analyses.

Words near cost-benefit analysis in the dictionary

  1. cost the earth
  2. cost up
  3. cost, insurance and freight
  4. cost-
  5. cost-benefit analyses
  6. cost-benefit analysis
  7. cost-book
  8. cost-books
  9. cost-conscious
  10. cost-cutting
  11. cost-effective

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