成本;支出
the amount of money needed for a business or to do a particular job
We need to cut our advertising costs. 我们需要削减广告支出。
The estimated costs of the building project are well over £1 million. 这项建筑工程的成本预算大大超出100万英镑。
These days, drugs make up the fastest growing component of our healthcare costs.
Oil prices rose because of higher extraction costs.
By moving production abroad, we have cut 20% of our manufacturing costs.
See also: cost noun (MONEY SPENT)