cost-benefit
adjective
cost-ben·e·fit
ˈkȯs(t)-ˈbe-nə-ˌfit 
: of, relating to, or being economic analysis that assigns a numerical value to the cost-effectiveness of an operation, procedure, or program
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Such a cost-benefit analysis of whether to accept $9.9 million in 2025-26 dead money plus the cost of a replacement shooter could come down to what is seen from Robinson over the balance of the schedule.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
On these matters, he is not guided by rational cost-benefit analysis or dealmaking so much as by real animus against democracy, liberalism, and the West, together with a determination to resurrect the Russian empire.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
As always, weigh the cost-benefit analysis of the shortcut.
—Jennifer C. Wolfe, Esq., Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
And the higher the value of the sale, the cost-benefit versus a card transaction is greater.
—Paul Marcantonio, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
On these matters, he is not guided by rational cost-benefit analysis or dealmaking so much as by real animus against democracy, liberalism, and the West, together with a determination to resurrect the Russian empire.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
As always, weigh the cost-benefit analysis of the shortcut.
—Jennifer C. Wolfe, Esq., Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
And the higher the value of the sale, the cost-benefit versus a card transaction is greater.
—Paul Marcantonio, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Cost-benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost-benefit. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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