cost-benefit analysis

/ˌbɛnəfɪt əˌnæləsəs/
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Definitions of cost-benefit analysis
  1. noun
    an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs
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    type of:
    analysis, analytic thinking
    the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
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