the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

be priced at

require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production

keeping account of the costs of items in production

breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately

the act of cutting costs

an increase in cost

ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways

the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decision; the rate of return that a business could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent risk

average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing)

excess of cost over budget

an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs

productive relative to the cost

productive relative to the cost

an allowance for changes in the consumer price index

a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise

an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer

determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit

a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit

inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production

a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)

any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)

a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America

a native or inhabitant of Costa Rica

of or relating to Costa Rica or its people

the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos

monetary unit in Costa Rica

of or relating to or near a rib

the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration

groove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels are

pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs

a member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco Bay

a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan

(of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture

having ribs

a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow

a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis

a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis

a fatal disease of freshwater fish caused by a flagellated protozoan invading the skin

cost accounting

retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating

costing nothing

the quality possessed by something with a great price or value

entailing great loss or sacrifice

having a high price

tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings