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cost-ben·e·fit | \ ˈkȯs(t)-ˈbe-nə-ˌfit 
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\Definition of cost-benefit
: 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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cost-benefit
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of cost-benefit
business : of or relating to the study of how much money a company earns compared to how much money it spends
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The first known use of cost-benefit was in 1942
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