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sunk cost

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cost that has already been incurred and which cannot be recovered to any significant degree.

Equivalents

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Examples

“sunk costs fallacy”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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