marginal costing
noun [U] (also marginal pricing) ACCOUNTINGDefinition
› a system for calculating the cost of a product where overheads (= costs not directly related to producing it) are not included, but are calculated separately: Marginal costing gives an overall picture of the profit or loss situation. → Compare absorption costing
(Definition of marginal costing noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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