economic cost in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for economic cost in the English»Italian Dictionary

economic cost [ˌiːkənɒmɪkˈkɒst, ˌek-, -ˈkɔːst] N

economic cost

costo m economico

Translations for economic cost in the Italian»English Dictionary

costo economico

economic cost

Translations for economic cost in the English»Italian Dictionary

economic [Brit ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk, ɛkəˈnɒmɪk, Am ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˌikəˈnɑmɪk] ADJ

1. economic change, crisis, forecast, performance, policy, sanction:

economic

economico

to make economic sense

essere interessante dal punto di vista economico

2. economic (profitable):

economic proposition, business

redditizio

economic proposition, business

rimunerativo

to make economic sense

essere redditizio dal punto di vista economico

I.cost [Brit kɒst, Am kɔst] N

1. cost (price):

cost

costo m

cost

prezzo m (of di)

the total cost comes to £500

il costo totale ammonta a 500 sterline

at a cost of £100

al costo di 100 sterline

at cost

a prezzo di costo

you must bear the cost of any repairs

deve sostenere i costi di riparazione

the cost of renovating a house is high

il costo per ristrutturare la casa è alto

at his own cost

a sue spese

at no cost to the taxpayer

senza costi per il contribuente

at no extra cost

senza costi extra or aggiuntivi

at great cost

a un prezzo alto or a caro prezzo

he studied abroad, at great cost to his parents

ha studiato all'estero, facendo spendere molto i suoi genitori

to count the cost of flood, earthquake

calcolare il costo dei danni di

to count the cost of decision

calcolare il costo or le conseguenze di

2. cost fig:

cost

costo m

cost

prezzo m

at all costs

a ogni costo

at the cost of her own life

a costo della sua vita

she's been very successful but at what cost to her health?

ha avuto molto successo, ma a quale prezzo per la sua salute?

I'll do it, but not at any cost

lo farò, ma non a ogni costo

he knows to his cost that …

ha imparato a sue spese che …

we can generate power at little cost to the environment

possiamo produrre energia con danni limitati per l'ambiente

the cost in human lives was great

il costo or prezzo di vite umane è stato alto

whatever the cost

costi quel che costi

II.costs N npl

1. costs LAW:

costs

spese f processuali

to pay costs

essere condannato al pagamento delle spese processuali

to be awarded costs

ottenere il rimborso delle spese processuali

2. costs:

costs COMM, ECON

spese f

costs COMM, ECON

costi m

transport, labour costs

spese di trasporto, di manodopera

production costs

costi di produzione

to cut costs

tagliare i costi or le spese

to cover costs

coprire i costi

III.cost <pt/pp cost> [Brit kɒst, Am kɔst] VB trans

1. cost:

cost

costare

the camera costs £250

questa macchina fotografica costa 250 sterline

how much does it cost?

quanto costa?

the tickets cost too much

i biglietti costano troppo

silver costs less than gold

l'argento costa meno dell'oro

the meal cost us £40

il pasto ci è costato 40 sterline

the TV will cost £100 to repair

costerà 100 sterline far riparare la TV

a good wine costs money

un buon vino costa caro

I can mend it but it will cost you inf

posso ripararlo, ma costerà

2. cost fig:

that decision cost him his job

quella decisione gli è costata il lavoro

high inflation cost us the election

l'inflazione alta ci è costata il successo nelle elezioni

politeness costs nothing

non costa nulla essere gentili

3. cost <pt/pp costed>:

ADMIN, ECON cost, also cost out product

stabilire, fissare il costo di

cost, also cost out project, work

calcolare, valutare il costo di

the project was costed at £3 million

il costo del progetto è stato valutato 3 milioni di sterline

economic cost in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for economic cost in the English»Italian Dictionary

economic [ˌi:·kə·ˈnɑ:·mɪk] ADJ

1. economic POL, ECON:

economic

economico, -a

2. economic (profitable):

economic

redditizio, -a

I.cost [kɑ:st] VB trans

1. cost <cost, cost> (amount to, cause the loss of):

cost

costare

to cost a fortune inf

costare un patrimonio

to cost sb dearly

costare caro a qu

2. cost <costed, costed> (calculate price):

cost

calculare il costo di

II.cost [kɑ:st] N

1. cost (price):

cost

costo m

cost

prezzo m

at no extra cost

compreso nel prezzo

to cut the cost

ridurre i costi

to defray the cost of sth form

coprire i costi di qc

2. cost pl (expense):

cost

costi m pl

cost LAW

spese f pl

to cut costs

ridurre le spese

3. cost (cost price):

to purchase sth at cost

acquistare qc a prezzo di costo

4. cost fig (sacrifice):

(only) at the cost of doing sth

(solo) facendo qc

at all cost(s)

a tutti i costi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As well as the economic cost of lost commodities, fugitive emissions contribute to air pollution and climate change.

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The one-child policy was unique, however, in that it linked reproduction with economic cost or benefit.

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For improvements in energy efficiency to contribute to a reduction in economy-wide energy consumption, the improvement must come at a greater economic cost.

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These advances, however, should be balanced against another factor: the insupportable, unsustainable economic cost of this sort of success.

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