cost unit

American  

noun

1. a quantity or unit of a product or service whose cost is computed, used as a standard for comparison with other costs.

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Example Sentences

It may cost as much as $1.1 trillion to keep the F-35s flying and maintained through 2070, according to the current estimate from the Pentagon's independent cost unit.

From Los Angeles Times

Traffic at its Transavia France low cost unit was up 4.3 percent, and cargo traffic down 4.3 percent.

From Reuters

Qantas, along with its low cost unit JetStar, has ordered 50 Dreamliners with the first aircraft set to be delivered by mid next year.

From Reuters

You will not get far on the Bowery with the cost unit system and low taxes.

From Project Gutenberg