| Cost Basis, Cost Application, Cost Accounting | |
| Cost Containment, Cost Depletion, Cost Estimating |
Dictionary of Business Terms. Copyright © 2007 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Non-revenue-producing element of an organization, where costs are separately figured and allocated, and for which someone has formal responsibility. The personnel function is a cost center in that it does not directly produce revenue.
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