cost center

English

Alternative forms

• cost centre (UK)

Noun

cost center (plural cost centers)

1. (accounting, management) A division or project of an organization to which costs can be specifically allocated.

   Coordinate term: profit center

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: kostencentrum n
• Finnish: kustannusyksikkö
• French: centre de coûts m
• German: Kostenstelle (de) f
• Italian: centro di costo m
• Polish: dział kalkulacji kosztów m
• Portuguese: centro de custo m
• Spanish: centro de costos m, centro de costes m

See also

• business unit

Further reading

• “cost center”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “cost center”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “cost centre” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

Anagrams

• concretest, cost centre