variable costs
ˈvɛəriəbl kɒsts
Definition

Definition of variable costs - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

1.
financeTECH.expenses that vary with business activityTECH.
  • The company managed its variable costs to stay profitable.
2.
businessTECH.costs that change with production levelTECH.
  • Variable costs increase as production ramps up.
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Expressions with variable

variable as the windadj.
changing often and unpredictably
Her moods are variable as the wind, making her hard to understand.
variable loadn.
amount of weight or demand that changes during use
The bridge was designed to handle a heavy variable load from traffic.
variable-yieldadj.
producing different amounts or results over time
The variable-yield investment attracted cautious investors.
dummy variablen.
binary variable indicating categories in statistics
The dummy variable was used to represent gender in the study.
control variablen.
factor kept constant in experiments
In the experiment, temperature was the control variable.
categorical variablen.
variable with fixed categories, not numbers
A categorical variable can be color or type.

Terms related to variable costs

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variationvarietyvaryaccountingactivitybusinessfinanceoverheadvariablefluctuatingoverheadsproduction

Terms with variable costs included in their meaning

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marginal costingn.
finance
accounting method focusing on variable costs only

Examples of variable costs in a sentence

  • Variable costs fluctuate with production levels.
  • Variable costs fluctuate with the number of units produced.
  • Managing variable costs is crucial for maintaining profitability.

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  1. French:coûts variables, ...
  2. German:variable Kosten, ...
  3. Italian:costi variabili, ...
  4. Spanish:costos variables, ...
  5. Portuguese:custos variáveis, ...
  6. Chinese:可变成本, ...
  7. Japanese:変動費, ...
  8. Arabic:التكاليف المتغيرة, تَكالِيف مُتَغَيِّرَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:עֲלוּיוֹת מִשְׁתַּנּוֹת, עֲלוּיוֹת מִשְׁתַּנּוֹת, ...
  10. Russian:переменные затраты, ...
  11. Ukrainian:змінні витрати, ...
  12. Hindi:परिवर्ती लागतें, परिवर्ती लागत, ...
variable cost
ˈvɛəriəbl kɒst

Definition of variable cost - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

accountingTECH.cost changing with production levelTECH.
  • The variable cost increased as production ramped up.
  • The manager analyzed the variable cost for each unit.
  • Variable cost fluctuates with market demand.
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Expressions with variable

variable as the windadj.
changing often and unpredictably
Her moods are variable as the wind, making her hard to understand.
variable loadn.
amount of weight or demand that changes during use
The bridge was designed to handle a heavy variable load from traffic.
variable-yieldadj.
producing different amounts or results over time
The variable-yield investment attracted cautious investors.
dummy variablen.
binary variable indicating categories in statistics
The dummy variable was used to represent gender in the study.
control variablen.
factor kept constant in experiments
In the experiment, temperature was the control variable.
categorical variablen.
variable with fixed categories, not numbers
A categorical variable can be color or type.

Terms related to variable cost

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
accountingbudgetcostingexpenditurefinanceoverheadproductionvariable

View all translations of variable cost

✨Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
  1. French:coût variable, ...
  2. German:variable Kosten, ...
  3. Italian:costo variabile, ...
  4. Spanish:costo variable, ...
  5. Portuguese:custo variável, ...
  6. Chinese:变动成本, ...
  7. Japanese:変動費, ...
  8. Arabic:تَكْلِفَة مُتَغَيِّرَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:עֲלוּת מִשְׁתַּנָּה, ...
  10. Russian:переменные затраты, ...
  11. Ukrainian:змінні витрати, ...
  12. Hindi:परिवर्ती लागत, ...
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