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cost vs marginal cost

marginal cost vs cost

cost and marginal cost both are nouns.

cost is a verb but marginal cost is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cost Yes No Yes No
marginal cost Yes No No No
As nouns, marginal cost is a hyponym of cost; that is, marginal cost is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cost:
  • cost: the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
  • marginal cost: the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output
cost (noun) marginal cost (noun)
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
cost (verb) marginal cost (verb)
be priced at
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
Difference between cost and marginal cost

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