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relocation costs

British  

plural noun

  1. payment made by an employer or a government agency to cover removal expenses and other costs incurred by an employee who is required to take up employment elsewhere

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He and his wife had saved for eight years to buy a new car and were relying on the £28,000 agreed sale price to help towards their relocation costs.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Norfolk Southern has paid derailment-related expenses of East Palestine families, like cleanup and relocation costs, and settled claims with a few businesses.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2024

Were they trying to save relocation costs with those two hires?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2024

The university has so far ignored these demands, and in a letter to current tenants wrote, “UW will not assist with relocation costs and there is no guarantee of reassignment within UW housing.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023

They argue that any relocation costs can be disregarded in a GSA cost estimate of the Virginia site, which would improve their score in the weighted criteria.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2023

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