opportunity cost

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

(economics) The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.

日本語の意味

選択に伴い放棄された、最も価値のある他の選択肢から得られるはずの利益や便益、すなわち機会費用

英語の意味

(economics) The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.

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Before investing in the new factory, the board carefully calculated the opportunity cost of tying up capital in construction instead of expanding product development.

新しい工場に投資する前に、取締役会は資本を建設に固定すること（製品開発を拡大できないこと）による機会費用を慎重に算出した。

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意味（1）

(economics) The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.

Implicit in this fixation with time is the thesis that the opportunity cost of regular shopping is too high – that the hours spent driving to the better bookstore in the next town can be spent doing something more valuable.

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opportunity costs （ plural ）