cost-effectiveness

Definitions

The property of being cost-effective.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Life is cheap, never forget⟳ it. Corporations make⟳ marketing decisions by weighing the cost⟳ of being sued for your death against the cost⟳ of making the product safer. Your life is a factor in cost-effectiveness. So when you talk⟳ about murder⟳, don't confine your discussion to individuals.”

“BR had been called upon to install⟳ ATP across the entire network in the aftermath of the Clapham Junction rail crash⟳ that resulted in 35 deaths in December 1988 [...]. But progress⟳ had stalled due to the cost-effectiveness of the systems that were in development.”

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