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AVOIDED COST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-06-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cost Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- avoided cost
1, record 1, English, avoided%20cost
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An avoided cost is also a cost savings, but the reference is to a cost (expense) not yet incurred. Preventative maintenance for the vehicle —such as regular oil changes— avoids the future cost of replacing an engine. The avoided cost is very real because the future cost is certainly coming if the driver omits maintenance. 1, record 1, English, - avoided%20cost
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
avoided cost: term often used in the plural (''avoided costs''). 2, record 1, English, - avoided%20cost
Record 1, Key term(s)
- avoided costs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité analytique
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coût évité
1, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20%C3%A9vit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En revanche, les contraintes méthodologiques qui conduisent à ne retenir que le coût évité de l'accident ou de la maladie minorent les bénéfices réels de la prévention. 1, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20%C3%A9vit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coût évité : terme souvent utilisé au pluriel («coûts évités»). 2, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20%C3%A9vit%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coûts évités
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-06-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cost Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Electric Power Distribution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- avoided cost
1, record 2, English, avoided%20cost
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] marginal cost for a public utility to produce one more unit of power. 1, record 2, English, - avoided%20cost
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
avoided cost: term often used in the plural (''avoided costs''). 2, record 2, English, - avoided%20cost
Record 2, Key term(s)
- avoided costs
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité analytique
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Distribution électrique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coût évité
1, record 2, French, co%C3%BBt%20%C3%A9vit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coût [marginal] à encourir pour alimenter une demande additionnelle [...] 1, record 2, French, - co%C3%BBt%20%C3%A9vit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coût évité : terme souvent employé au pluriel («coûts évités»). 2, record 2, French, - co%C3%BBt%20%C3%A9vit%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- coûts évités
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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