Meanings
nounnegative cost (countable and uncountable, plural negative costs)
plural negative costs
- countableuncountablebroadcastingThe net expense to produce and shoot a film, excluding such expenditures as distribution and promotion.
Origin
In reference to a film negative.
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negative cost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20cost
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“negative cost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20cost. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “negative cost,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20cost.
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