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Total cost

Definition 1 In Accounting, the sum of Fixed cost, variable costs, and semi-variable costs. Definition 2 In the context of investments, the total amount spent on a particular investment, including the price of the investment itself, plus Commission, fees, other Transaction costs, and taxes.

Related Terms: 11 Account, Accounting, Action, Commission, CLU, Fixed cost, FIN, Inc., ITS, Transaction, Tax
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