Definitions for opportunity cost
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Princeton's WordNet
opportunity cost(noun)
cost in terms of foregoing alternatives
Wiktionary
opportunity cost(Noun)
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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