cost accounting

NOUN

accounting of production costs

Synonyms

WEAK

cost system cost-accounting system costing managerial accounting

Example Sentences

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Some programs used to evaluate their curricula on a three- or five-year cycle because foundational subjects like financial and cost accounting rarely changed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

A true cost accounting approach can illuminate the need for multidimensional solutions.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024

By creating transparency, true cost accounting can help shift money away from harmful food production systems and toward alternatives that protect resources and rural communities.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024

To fully complete the calculations needed for 263A, you’ll be required to use figures and tables that are appropriate for the cost accounting method used in your specific category.

From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 26, 2018

Simplified cost accounting system per case. © 10Nov43; AA445860.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office