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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This gives a handful of players, like TCU quarterback Josh Hoover, leverage as his current team tries to determine a cost-benefit analysis of its quarterback.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
Not later than two years after the date on which the tech is deployed, the TSA must submit to a report to Congress including a description of the tech, an evaluation of its effectiveness, a cost-benefit analysis and recommendations for scaling or modifying the pilot project.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Dec. 2025
Detractors doubted that criminals were guided by utilitarian cost-benefit calculations.
—Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
This cost-benefit is significant for e-commerce.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
Not later than two years after the date on which the tech is deployed, the TSA must submit to a report to Congress including a description of the tech, an evaluation of its effectiveness, a cost-benefit analysis and recommendations for scaling or modifying the pilot project.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Dec. 2025
Detractors doubted that criminals were guided by utilitarian cost-benefit calculations.
—Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
This cost-benefit is significant for e-commerce.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cost-benefit
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“Cost-benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost-benefit. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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