cost accounting
noun
an accounting system indicating the cost of items involved in production.
Origin of cost accounting
1First recorded in 1910–15
- Also called, especially British, costing [kaws-ting, kos-] /ˈkɔs tɪŋ, ˈkɒs-/ .
Other words from cost accounting
- cost accountant, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for cost accounting
cost accounting
noun
the recording and controlling of all the expenditures of an enterprise in order to facilitate control of separate activities: Also called: management accounting
Derived forms of cost accounting
- cost accountant, noun
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