hidden cost
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhiddenandcost
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hidden
adjective[usually before noun]
uk/ˈhɪd.ən/us/ˈhɪd.ən/
not easy ...
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cost
noun
uk/kɒst/us/kɑːst/
the amount of money needed to buy, do, or ...
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(Definition ofhiddenandcostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Whathiddencostof instituting markets has been ignored?
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As such, the initial benefit of conditioning may be counteracted by thehiddencostof learning.
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There we have it—thehiddencost.
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There is, therefore, an enormoushiddencost.
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Is that not ahiddencostto the public?
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There is anotherhiddencostin paragraph 3·33.
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Again, that is ahiddencostto the public.
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As a result of the clarification he uncovers ahiddencostof the free theorems: there is a genuine need for structural induction.
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We are discussing a massivehiddencostto both the countryside and the tourist industry.
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There is also a hugehiddencostto the public purse at local authority level.
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That is a very large sum of money, but thehiddencostincreased that amount further.
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I now wish to mention anotherhiddencostof ill health.
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Anotherhiddencostis the transaction fee and interest chargeable on cash advances.
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There has been ahiddencostto the environment, as everyone knows.
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That problem must provide ahiddencostfor the health service.
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Ahiddencostnot mentioned at all.
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However, there will be thehiddencostof transferring staff from other more worthwhile duties to implement the scheme.
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They include thehiddencostof the hours spent working on the matter, which will never be recovered.
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In addition, there is ahiddencostfor those who live in the line of proposed roads.
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I wish to draw attention to the extremely important matter of thehiddencostof this legislation.
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Thehiddencostplaced on firms by necessary book-keeping and the employment of accountants would be removed at once.
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A finalhiddencostrelates to regulatory compliance.
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I have spoken already about thehiddencostin the new funding package which relates to the recovery of the insurance premium and the success fee.
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Thehiddencostis in the homes that have to be closed and the court cases which, according to the social work press, are happening virtually every week.
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