weighted-average cost of capital

noun

A calculation of the overall cost of capital used by an enterprise, made by totalling the cost of each source of capital used multiplied by its proportional share of the total capital used. Abbreviation: WACC.

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nounweighted-average cost of capital (plural weighted-average costs of capital)

plural weighted-average costs of capital

  1. A calculation of the overall cost of capital used by an enterprise, made by totalling the cost of each source of capital used multiplied by its proportional share of the total capital used. Abbreviation: WACC.
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