English Explanatory Dictionary

opportunity cost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.

Word forms

opportunity cost opportunity costs

Related words

cash drag
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