cost-book

noun

A book containing the names and shares of the joint speculators in a mining enterprise.

Meanings

nouncost-book (plural cost-books)

plural cost-books

  1. historicalA book containing the names and shares of the joint speculators in a mining enterprise.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cost-book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cost-book.

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