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COST INCREASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cost increase mean?
• COST INCREASE (noun)
The noun COST INCREASE has 1 sense:
1. an increase in cost
Familiarity information: COST INCREASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An increase in cost
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
boost; cost increase; hike; rise
Context example:
they asked for a 10% rise in rates
Hypernyms ("cost increase" is a kind of...):
increase; increment (the amount by which something increases)
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