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UNIT COST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cost Accounting
- Government Contracts
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unit cost
1, record 1, English, unit%20cost
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The cost of a unit of product or service, calculated by dividing the total applied costs of a given period or of a given operation by the number of units produced in that period or operation. 2, record 1, English, - unit%20cost
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unit cost: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, English, - unit%20cost
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité analytique
- Marchés publics
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coût unitaire
1, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20unitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coût à l'unité 2, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20%C3%A0%20l%27unit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coût d'un produit ou d'un service, égal au quotient du coût total engagé (soit au cours d'une période, soit pour effectuer une opération donnée) par le nombre d'unités produites durant cette période, ou le nombre d'unités que cette opération a permis d'obtenir. 3, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20unitaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coût unitaire : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20unitaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad de costos
- Contratos gubernamentales
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- coste unitario
1, record 1, Spanish, coste%20unitario
correct, masculine noun, Spain
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- costo unitario 2, record 1, Spanish, costo%20unitario
correct, masculine noun, Latin America
- costo por unidad 3, record 1, Spanish, costo%20por%20unidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coste asignado a cada unidad producida. 1, record 1, Spanish, - coste%20unitario
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coste unitario: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, Spanish, - coste%20unitario
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