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custos

[KOO-stus]
nounmasculinepl: custos (invariable) or custoses (rare)
costs, expenses
1. Expenses or charges incurred for something; the price or amount of money required
The production costs were higher than expected.
Os custos de produção foram mais altos do que o esperado.
2. In law, court costs or legal fees
The defendant was ordered to pay the court costs.
O réu foi condenado a pagar os custos judiciais.
3. Operating or maintenance expenses
We need to reduce operational costs.
Precisamos reduzir os custos operacionais.
Synonyms
despesasgastosdespendiosencargos
Antonyms
receitasganhoslucros

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
custos
Standard usage for expenses and costs
Portugal
custos
Standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese
Formal/Legal
custos judiciais
Specifically refers to court or legal costs

Related Idioms & Phrases

custos de produção (production costs)
custos operacionais (operating costs)
custos fixos (fixed costs)
custos variáveis (variable costs)
reduzir custos (to cut costs)
análise de custos (cost analysis)
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