| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| actual cost n | (total price) | custo real loc sm |
| Maintenance fees must be taken into account to determine the actual cost. |
| allowance n | (money given) | ajuda de custo loc sf |
| The grad student's grant provides an allowance for monthly living expenses. |
| A bolsa do pós-graduando fornece uma ajuda de custo para os gastos mensais de moradia. |
| at all costs adv | (by whatever means) | a qualquer custo loc adv |
| custe o que custar loc adv |
| At all costs, you must finish the work by Friday. |
| at any price adv | figurative (whatever sacrifice is required) | a qualquer custo loc adv |
| (figurado) | a qualquer preço loc adv |
| Yvonne wanted to win the game at any price. |
| at great cost adv | (at great financial expense) | a um custo muito alto loc adv |
| at great cost adv | figurative (involving great sacrifice or loss) (envolvendo sacrifício) | a um custo muito alto loc adv |
| at great expense adv | (at great financial cost) (custo financeiro) | a um custo muito alto loc adv |
| My parents paid my way through four years of college at great expense. |
bang for your buck,
bang for the buck n | US, slang (value for money) | relação custo-benefício sf |
| This computer is last year's model, but it has great bang for your buck. |
| by hook or by crook adv | figurative (by any means necessary) | a todo custo loc adv |
| C/F n | initialism (carried forward) | de custo e frete loc adj |
| cost estimates npl | (expenses: projected) | estimativa de custo loc sf |
| cost of borrowing n | (banking: interest rates) | custo de empréstimo loc sm |
| custo de crédito loc sm |
| cost of living n | (cost of basic necessities) | custo de vida sm |
| The cost of living is outrageous in this city. |
cost-benefit,
cost benefit n as adj | (weighing costs and benefits) | custo-benefício adj |
cost-effective,
cost effective adj | (providing value for money) | custo-eficiente adj |
| rentável adj |
| vantajoso adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| It wouldn't be cost-effective to turn my hobby into my profession. |
| cost-efficient adj | (providing value for money) | rentável adj |
| com bom custo benefício loc adj |
| cost-plus adj | (pricing: expenses plus profit) (preço: custo mais lucros) | custo-padrão mais margem de lucro loc sm |
| acrescido do custo loc adj |
dosshouse,
doss house,
doss-house n | UK, dated, slang (cheap guesthouse) (Reino Unido) | albergue de baixo custo expres |
| expense account n | (account for expenses) | ajuda de custo sf |
| conta de despesas sf |
| The director charged her business lunch to her expense account. |
| fixed cost n | often plural (set price or fee) | custo fixo loc sm |
| My biggest fixed cost is the rent I pay for the premises. |
FOB,
F.O.B. n | US, initialism (shipping: free on board) (transportadoras) | sem custo a bordo expres |
| FOB is a term used in shipping. |
| formation costs npl | (fees charged for business start-up) (taxas para constituição de empresas) | custo de registro loc sm |
| fraction of the cost n | (small part of total price) | fração do custo loc sf |
| The house painter is quoting $8,000 to paint the house, but we could do it ourselves for a fraction of the cost. |
| free of charge adv | (at no cost) | livre de custo loc adv |
| gratuito adj |
| gratuitamente adv |
| grátis adj |
| Breakfast is provided free of charge. |
| O café da manhã é oferecido gratuitamente. |
| free of cost adj | (not requiring payment) (sem necessidade de pagar) | livre de custo loc adj |
| Anti-pollution measures are never free of cost. |
| low cost n | (cheap price) | baixo custo sm |
| baixo preço sm |
| The tablet's advantages are its low cost and user-friendly design. |
low cost,
low-cost adj | (cheap, budget) | de baixo custo loc adj |
| de baixo preço loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| You can save money by booking a low-cost flight. |
| low-tech adj | informal, abbreviation (low-technology) | tecnologia de baixo custo loc sf |
| Low-tech solutions to problems are sometimes more appropriate in developing countries. |
| made by adj | (manufactured or crafted by) (preço por item) | custo unitário loc sm |
| custo por unidade loc sm |
| This beautiful cap was made by native Peruvians. |
| post and packaging n | (delivery costs) (custos de entrega) | custo de envio loc sm |
| The price includes post and packing. |
| postage cost n | (amount paid to send mail) (quantidade paga para enviar correspondência) | custo de envio loc sm |
| custo de postagem loc sm |
| regardless of the cost adv | (however high the price) | sem se importar com o custo loc adv |
| independentemente do custo loc adv |
| She wanted that fur coat regardless of the cost. |
| regardless of the cost adv | figurative (however bad the consequences) (não importam as consequências) | independentemente do custo loc adv |
| They were determined to win the war regardless of the cost. |
| repair estimate n | (quote: predicted cost of fixing sth) (quota: custo estimado do reparo de algo) | custo estimado do conserto loc sm |
| running cost n | (amount spent to maintain sth) (quantia gasta para manter algo) | custo operacional sm |
| The new refrigerator uses far less electricity, so its running cost is half that of the old one. |
| shipping cost n | (charge for transporting goods) | custo de envio sm |
| valor de envio sm |
| taxa de envio sf |
| spot price n | (trading: immediate cost) (comércio: custo imediato) | custo imediato sm |
| preço atual sm |
| steep price n | informal (very high cost) (custo muito alto) | preço alto sm |
| alto preço sm |
| alto custo sm |
| First-edition books can command a steep price at auction. |
| unit cost n | (price per item) (preço por item) | custo unitário loc sm |
| custo por unidade loc sm |
| value for money expr | (high quality at cheap price) | custo-benefício sm |
| relação de custo-benefício expres |
| valor para o dinheiro expres |
| This holiday represents great value for money. |
| A viagem teve um ótimo custo-benefício. |
weighting,
London weighting n | UK (London travel allowance) (INGL, extra para viagem) | ajuda de custo loc sf |
| (para funcionários) | ajuda de custos loc sf |
| The salary for this job includes a London weighting. |
