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Princeton's WordNet

  1. costingnoun

    cost accounting

Wiktionary

  1. costingnoun

    The estimation of the cost of a process or product.

Wikipedia

  1. costing

    Cost accounting is defined as "a systematic set of procedures for recording and reporting measurements of the cost of manufacturing goods and performing services in the aggregate and in detail. It includes methods for recognizing, classifying, allocating, aggregating and reporting such costs and comparing them with standard costs." (IMA) Often considered a subset of managerial accounting, its end goal is to advise the management on how to optimize business practices and processes based on cost efficiency and capability. Cost accounting provides the detailed cost information that management needs to control current operations and plan for the future.Cost accounting information is also commonly used in financial accounting, but its primary function is for use by managers to facilitate their decision-making.

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  1. costing

    Costing is a system or method of calculating and determining the total cost of producing a product or providing a service. This includes the cost of raw materials, labor, overheads, and any other direct or indirect expenses. Costing helps in price determination, budget planning, cost control, and financial analysis and is a key aspect of accounting, finance, and economics in a business operation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Costing

    of Cost

Editors Contribution

  1. costing

    The cost of a process, commodities, goods, products or services.

    The business costing was easily created and provided financial information that the business needed to move forward.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020  


  2. costingverb

    Verb form of the word cost.

    The costing was accurate, specific and thorough.


    Submitted by MaryC on May 2, 2020  

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    Rank popularity for the word 'COSTING' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4244

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Anagrams for COSTING »

  1. gnostic

  2. Gnostic

  3. contigs

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of COSTING in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of COSTING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of COSTING in a Sentence

  1. Kevin Cramer:

    We certainly shouldn't bail out states beyond what the virus is costing them.

  2. Director Dierdre Fishel:

    He was in the hospital, and they would have done anything for him in [terms] of intubation or keeping him on huge machinery costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, but they would not pay for him to have a home caregiver, if you can’t feed your own family, how are going you going to stay in this profession?

  3. Bill Whalen:

    He's certainly getting attention but it's costing him in the wallet.

  4. Earl Granville:

    For the past few years, this has been the approach of the other side -- trying to take the current commander in chief out of office, and it seems like all its doing is costing us money.

  5. Dave Lancaster:

    Dave Lancaster shed the pounds with a grueling walking routine fueled by Weetabix, fresh fruit and vegetables and lean meat and fish. Dave Lancaster started small walking going from bench to bench in Dave Lancaster local park. But Dave Lancaster never gave up and soon covered 10 miles a day - even scaling Wales' tallest mountain Snowdon. I like this form of exercise because instead of costing me, like a gym membership or exercise class would, it saves me money on gas. Now instead of meeting friends at my house, they join me for a walk !

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