cost-efficiency

ˌkɒst ɪˈfɪʃənsi

Definition of cost-efficiency - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

business value

Rare

ability to achieve good results with little money

Rare

We need to improve the cost-efficiency of our operations.
Their cost-efficiency helped the company survive.
We analyzed the cost-efficiency of each project.

cost-effectiveness

economic efficiency

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cost-effectiveness ratio

business

assesses cost efficiency of a project

right-shore

adj.

cost efficiency

choosing a location that balances cost and quality

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French:efficience des coûts, ...
German:Kostenwirksamkeit, ...
Italian:costo-efficacia, ...
Spanish:rentabilidad, ...
Portuguese:relação custo-eficiência, ...
Chinese:成本效益, ...
Japanese:費用対効果, ...
Arabic:كَفاءَة مِن حَيْث التَّكْلِفَة, ...
Hebrew:יְעִילוּת עָלוּת, ...
Russian:экономическая эффективность, ...
Ukrainian:економічна ефективність, ...
Hindi:लागत-कुशलता, ...
Bengali:খরচ-কার্যকারিতা, ...
Catalan:eficiència de costos, ...
Czech:nákladová efektivita, ...
Danish:omkostningseffektivitet, ...
Dutch:kostenefficiëntie, ...
Greek:κοστο-αποδοτικότητα, ...
Hungarian:költséghatékonyság, ...
Khmer:ប្រសិទ្ធភាពចំណាយ, ...
Korean:비용 효율성, ...
Persian:بهره‌وری هزینه, ...
Polish:efektywność kosztowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):eficiência de custos, ...
Romanian:rentabilitate, ...
Swedish:kostnadseffektivitet, ...
Thai:ความคุ้มค่าต้นทุน, ...
Turkish:maliyet etkinliği, ...
Vietnamese:hiệu quả chi phí, ...

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