cost base

noun

The fixed costs, and sometimes all other costs as well, involved in running a company or producing a product.

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Meanings

nouncost base (plural cost bases)

plural cost bases

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKaccountingThe fixed costs, and sometimes all other costs as well, involved in running a company or producing a product.
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APA

cost base. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cost%20base

MLA

“cost base.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cost%20base. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cost base,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cost%20base.

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