cost-justify

American

[kawst-juhs-tuh-fahy, kost-] / ˈkɔstˌdʒʌs təˌfaɪ, ˈkɒst- /

verb (used with object)

cost-justified, cost-justifying

to justify the allotment or spending of a specific sum of money for (an investment, procurement, etc.).

Other Word Forms

cost-justifiable

adjective

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cost-justify cost-justified

They keep trying to sell you on new website features that your instincts tell you you don't need...and nor can they really cost-justify them.

From Inc ● Jul. 3, 2012

But she took small Federal Aviation Administration jets seven times, including to New York and Paris, when her office said it was cost-justified or fit her schedule better.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2017

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