Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

should-cost

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
should--cost
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The detailed analysis of a contractor's facilities by the potential purchaser, in order to determine an acceptable price that the purchaser will pay the contractor for goods or services.

Uncountable

noun

A price determined by this means.

Countable

verb

To determine a cost in this manner.

Usage

Inflected Forms

should-costs (plural) should-costs (present, singular) should-costing (participle, present) should-costed (participle, past) should-costed (past)

Questions

What does should-cost mean?
The detailed analysis of a contractor's facilities by the potential purchaser, in order to determine an acceptable price that the purchaser will pay the contractor for goods or services.

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