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hidden

 
 
/ˈhɪdən/ adjective FINANCE

Definition

used to describe costs that are not normally included in the original price of something, or are not normally considered when judging something: hidden charges/costs/extras hidden fees/penalties There are the hidden costs of climate change that we may not have to face until the future.
(Definition of hidden adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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