oncost (plural oncosts)
Additional costs; extra expenses.
(finance) Overhead (expense)
(coal-mining) The cost of upkeep, making and maintaining shafts, roads, pumping, etc.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) The indirect expenditure incurred for the purpose of increasing the productive power of organised labour.
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Source: Wiktionary
On"cost`, n. (Accounting)
Definition: In cost accounting, expenditure which is involved in the process of manufacture or the performance of work and which cannot be charged directly to any particular article manufactured or work done (as where different kinds of goods are produced), but must be allocated so that each kind of goods or work shall bear its proper share. [Brit.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
