cost-benefit
adjective
cost-ben·e·fit
ˈkȯs(t)-ˈbe-nə-ˌfit 
: of, relating to, or being economic analysis that assigns a numerical value to the cost-effectiveness of an operation, procedure, or program
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At some point, every household that wants Netflix will have it, and the cost-benefit ratio of securing what few holdouts are left no longer works.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Each innovation is evaluated based on cost-benefit analysis, and sustainability is ensured by reinvesting the surpluses generated by our operations.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The end of the penny has been debated in the U.S. since the early 1990s, when Republicans and Democrats alike supported legislative bids to do away with the penny, drawing on cost-benefit analysis as their rationale.
—Antoinette Burton, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
For enterprises weighing how to implement AI capabilities, this creates complex cost-benefit equations.
—Jitender Jain, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Each innovation is evaluated based on cost-benefit analysis, and sustainability is ensured by reinvesting the surpluses generated by our operations.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The end of the penny has been debated in the U.S. since the early 1990s, when Republicans and Democrats alike supported legislative bids to do away with the penny, drawing on cost-benefit analysis as their rationale.
—Antoinette Burton, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
For enterprises weighing how to implement AI capabilities, this creates complex cost-benefit equations.
—Jitender Jain, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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“Cost-benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost-benefit. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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