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opportunity cost

opportunity cost
the value of the next best alternative that must be forgone when making a choice
The opportunity cost of attending university includes the wages a student could have earned instead.
From Lesson 7:Business & Economics·TOEFL Academic Vocabulary

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The opportunity cost of attending university includes the wages a student could have earned instead.

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