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cost overrun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
cost over-run
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An excess of actual cost over budget.

Inflected Forms

cost overruns (plural)

Questions

What does cost overrun mean?
An excess of actual cost over budget.

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