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coût

Definitions of coût
  1. noun
    the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
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    types:
    acquittement, paiement, payement, règlement
    a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
    rançon
    money demanded for the return of a captured person
    coût de production
    combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods
    prix
    the amount of money needed to purchase something
    prix, tarif
    the price charged for some article or service
    prime
    an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
    budget, frais
    the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
    souscription
    a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
    paiement régulier, versement régulier
    a payment made at regular times
    récompense
    payment or reward (as for service rendered)
    remboursement
    money returned to a payer
    apport
    a payment made by one person for the support of another
    récompense
    payment made in return for a service rendered
    pot-de-vin
    payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
    allocation, indemnité
    financial assistance in time of need
    règlement, virement
    a payment of money sent to a person in another place
    amende
    a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
    prime
    payment for insurance
    prix demandé
    the price at which something is offered for sale
    derniers cours
    (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session
    prix d'achat
    the price at which something is actually purchased
    billet, prix du voyage
    the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
    frais fixes
    a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)
    tarif
    amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
    supplément
    an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
    acompte, caution
    a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
    crédit
    arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
    type of:
    débours, dépense, dépenses
    money paid out; an amount spent
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