short-term cost
collocation in Englishmeaningsofshort-termandcost
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short-term
adjective
uk/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/us/ˈʃɔːrt.tɝːm/
lasting a ...
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cost
noun
uk/kɒst/us/kɑːst/
the amount of money needed to buy, do, or ...
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(Definition ofshort-termandcostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It would be a mistake to putshort-termcostreductions ahead of long-term success.
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Further empirical data are required to improve the precision in the estimation ofshort-termcost-effectiveness.
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It is hard because it has a long-term return and ashort-termcost.
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There may be ashort-termcostin relocating people, but that will have to be met.
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They have tended, especially with the defence costs study, to go for ashort-termcost-cutting exercise rather than a review based on long-term rationale.
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They seem to be more interested inshort-termcost-cutting than reducing long-term unemployment.
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Indeed, it would be seen as ashort-termcostto guarantee the disappearance of a long-term administrative nightmare.
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It is that restriction that makes the food industry feel that it should have some protection from rapid andshort-termcostfluctuations.
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That was done at ashort-termcost, but the long-term gain was the development of world-leading technologies and intellectual capacity.
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Here is ashort-termcostwhich the industry faces which ought not to be taken into account in the arithmetic.
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After that time theshort-termcost, including the cost of the initial investment, is overtaken by the gains from it.
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Short-termcostsavings can therefore lead to huge costs in the long run.
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With the unpredictable rates of inflation, theshort-termcostof fixed-interest borrowing is unacceptable to the borrower, and the long-term risk to the investor is unpredictable.
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These are usuallyshort-termcost-cutting measures at the expense of fire safety and code compliance.
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While it could be repaired, maintenance over time would negate theshort-termcostadvantage of doing so.
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As noted, it is often assumed that the adoption of conservation measures does not occur because of high short-term costs and distant future benefits.
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Travelling abroad, despite its short-term costs, was deemed 'needful expenditure' in bringing long-term benefits to administrative practices.
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A fourth consideration is the need to carefully weigh short-term costs against long-term benefits.
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The logic of these programs is that by reducing the short-term costs of conservation, farmers will be induced to conserve for long-term and offsite benefits.
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