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Record 1 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cost Accounting
DEF

locked-in costs: Costs that have not yet been incurred but which, based on decisions that have already been made, will be incurred in the future.

OBS

Terms generally used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • locked-in costs
  • designed-in costs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité analytique
DEF

coûts arrêtés : Coûts non encore engagés, mais qu'il faudra assumer parce qu'ils ont déjà fait l'objet d'une décision.

OBS

Termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • coûts arrêtés
  • coûts décidés

Spanish

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