increased cost
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincreaseandcost
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.kriːs/us/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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cost
noun
uk/kɒst/us/kɑːst/
the amount of money needed to buy, do, or ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandcostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theincreasedcostwould be substantial.
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Will the benefits justify the greatlyincreasedcostof treatment?
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The impact of reduced benefits andincreasedcostsharing.
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Their systems will therefore continue to face anincreasedcostrate as the dependency rate rises.
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Possible compromises must then be explored in an attempt to accommodate any relatedincreasedcost.
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Increasedcostof materials, £30; increased superficial area, £20;increasedcostof building workers' wages, £6.
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However, theincreasedcoston capital plus the incurred tax burden raise the unit cost of producing the rural good.
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Demonstratedincreasedcost-effectiveness and decreased complication rates among patients have also been emphasized in another study (8).
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Otherwise, economic analysis can be used to determine whether theincreasedcostis justified by increased quality.
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Andincreasedcostof replacements.
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This is anincreasedcost.
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I do not think that theincreasedcostof this scheme was due to theincreasedcostof fuel.
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Theincreasedcostof the finished product is out of all proportion to theincreasedcostimposed at the beginning.
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Obviously, this scenario is assuming that noincreasedcostwould be involved in, for example, new varieties of grass seeds or animal insemination.
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Unfortunately, it caused a reduction in net farm income (x18 %), mainly fromincreasedcostthrough manure handling and incorporation into the soil.
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They find a contrast between markedincreasedcost-effectiveness in patients initially positive to antidepressants, and ineffectiveness or negative effects in those with negative attitudes.
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Theincreasedcostof what expenditure?
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It meansincreasedcostand more delay.
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Andincreasedcostof replacements too.
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What about theincreasedcostof wool?
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The question ofincreasedcostalso arises.
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He referred to theincreasedcost.
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That will conduce toincreasedcost.
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Theincreasedcostwould be very small.
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Theincreasedcostof living is admitted.
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