unit cost

noun

The cost to acquire a unit of a good or service for a specific quantity that is produced or purchased. (For example, if it costs the baker 1000 pesos to produce a batch of biscuits that weigh 50 kilos, then their unit cost per kilo is 20 pesos.)

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Meanings

noununit cost (plural unit costs)

plural unit costs

  1. The cost to acquire a unit of a good or service for a specific quantity that is produced or purchased. (For example, if it costs the baker 1000 pesos to produce a batch of biscuits that weigh 50 kilos, then their unit cost per kilo is 20 pesos.)

Translations

Catalan preu unitari
  • preu unitariunit cost
Polish koszt jednostkowy
  • koszt jednostkowyunit cost
Turkish birim maliyet
  • birim maliyetunit cost
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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