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Meaning of "running costs" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RUNNING COSTS

running costs  [ˈrʌnɪŋ kɒsts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUNNING COSTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Running costs is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RUNNING COSTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of running costs in the English dictionary

The definition of running costs in the dictionary is the amount of money that is regularly spent on things such as salaries, heating, lighting, and rent. Other definition of running costs is the amount of money that you spend on the gas, electricity, or other type of energy used by a device such as a heater or fridge.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RUNNING COSTS


chemist´s
ˈkemɪsts
costs
kɒsts
druggist´s
ˈdrʌɡɪsts
firsts
fɜːsts
florist´s
ˈflɒrɪsts
interests
ˈɪntrəsts
lists
lɪsts
oncosts
ˈɒnˌkɒsts
wastes
weɪsts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUNNING COSTS

running account
running belay
running board
running bowline
running commentary
running fire
running hand
running head
running jump
running kick
running knot
running light
running mate
running order
running repairs
running rigging
running shoe
running stitch
running tally
running time

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUNNING COSTS

bill of costs
fixed costs
general costs
indirect costs
labour costs
legal costs
Lord of Hosts
maintenance costs
move the goalposts
overhead costs
postage costs
production costs
relocation costs
salvage costs
start-up costs
sunk costs
warehousing costs

Synonyms and antonyms of running costs in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «running costs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUNNING COSTS

Find out the translation of running costs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of running costs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «running costs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

运行成本
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

los gastos de funcionamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

running costs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खर्च चलाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تكاليف التشغيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эксплуатационные расходы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

custos de funcionamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চলমান খরচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les coûts de fonctionnement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menjalankan kos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Betriebskosten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ランニングコスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

운영 비용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biaya mlaku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chi phí vận hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயங்கும் செலவுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धावण्याचा खर्च
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

işletme maliyetleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

costi di gestione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koszty eksploatacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

експлуатаційні витрати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

costurile de funcționare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το κόστος λειτουργίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedryfskoste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

driftkostnader
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

driftskostnader
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of running costs

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUNNING COSTS»

The term «running costs» is regularly used and occupies the 58.279 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUNNING COSTS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about running costs

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUNNING COSTS»

Discover the use of running costs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to running costs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Running Your Own Boarding Kennels: The Complete Guide to ...
The estimation of running costs for a boarding kennel business during the first year of ownership is not an easy task. Hopefully, you will have seen your predecessor's audited accounts, but even so your running costs may bear no relation to ...
David Cavill, 2008
2
GCSE Applied Business for Edexcel: Double Award
Covering the costs of a new product or service Business start-up and running costs Using a cash-flow forecast. Chapter What you will learn Understanding start -up and running costs ICT and costs Overview: covering the costs of a new product ...
Carol Carysforth, Mike Neild, 2002
3
Performance Indicators for Water Supply Services
Fi15 – Customer service functions costs (%) Running costs of customer service functions / running costs x 100, during the assessment period Fi15 = G20 / G5 x 100 G5 - Running costs (EUR) G20 - Customer service running costs (EUR) This  ...
Helena Alegre, 2006
4
The Costs of Running a Community Development Resource Centre ...
The running costs of the health board funded Family Resource Centre and the Youth Resource Centres and Community Law Centers all reflect similar levels of expenditure in this category. Table Seven gives a further breadown of these ...
Cris Mulvey
5
Economic Performance and Fishing Efficiency of Marine ...
The most important component in the operating costs of Peruvian and Argentine hake trawlers and Trinidadian longliners was their running costs, which ranged from 59 to 67 percent. Vessel costs were less important for these types of vessels,  ...
‎2005
6
Geography
On the basis of studies in the Chicago area typical terminal and running costs were established and utilized. Thus it was found that local truck delivery within a city costs about $6 per ton and that running costs approximate an additional 4 cents ...
Geographical Association, London Geographical Institute
7
Reducing costs in the Department for Work and Pensions: ...
1 Planned reductions in running costs 1. The Iune 2010 Budget and the October Spending Review announced plans for significant reductions in the budget deficit over the course of the Parliament. A large part of the reduction is to come from ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts, 2011
8
Benchmarking Water Services: Guiding Water Utilities to ...
... of running costs per type of costs wFi11 Internal manpower costs wFi12 External services costs wFi13 Energy costs wFi14 Materials, chemicals and other consumable costs wFi15 Other running costs Composition of running costs per main ...
Enrique Cabrera, Peter Dane, Scott Haskins, 2011
9
Budgetary Management and Control: The Public Sector in ...
In concept, running costs represent the full current costs, together with minor capital costs, consumed by an agency in providing the government services for which it is responsible. These costs include those associated with providing ...
John Forster, John Wanna, 1990
10
Reducing costs in the Department for Work and Pensions
5 The Department is directly accountable for the reductions in running costs. The Department's 2011-12 Delivery Plan notes that the reductions will be delivered largely through the rationalisation of existing support functions, increased ...
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUNNING COSTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term running costs is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Editorial: Car running costs getting cheaper
Editorial: DESPITE the fluctuating cost of petrol, according to a new RACQ report, ... But in saying that, it still costs just a smidge over $5000 a year to run. «Bundaberg News Mail, Jun 15»
2
Running costs: what are the world's most expensive marathons?
Running in the big races can be a costly business. Enter the New York City marathon and you have to fork out a hefty sum. But how does its entry cost compare ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
3
Kiltwalk bosses defend running costs as partners quit
Organisers of the Kiltwalk have defended the Scottish charity event's running costs after losing several partner groups. Four charities have withdrawn as official ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
4
Ministers accused of £40m "cover up" over Prestwick running costs
The most recent update on costs came in October last year, when Finance ... public money paid to support running costs and refurbishments since the takeover. «Herald Scotland, Feb 15»
5
Running costs of BBC's London headquarters are triple UK average
The BBC has been reprimanded in a National Audit Office (NAO) report that reveals that the cost of running its redeveloped New Broadcasting House ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
6
Government running costs to reach record high as disability …
Keeping mum: Joe Hockey and Mathias Cormann have apparently ended their war on public service jobs ... but a surprise is buried in the budget's outlying ... «The Canberra Times, Jan 15»
7
How much do hot tubs cost to run and do they lift or harm house …
You are right to be concerned about how much running costs would add to energy bills. With utility costs rising, your friends don't want to be stuck with a hot tub ... «This is Money, Sep 14»
8
Buying a new car can cut running costs by 25%
New car showroom Some of the UK's best-selling new cars can be up to 25% cheaper to run than their used car equivalents, new research by ... «Motoring Research, Aug 14»
9
Cost of running family car still above €10000
The report says the price of fuel has not had much impact on running costs recently. The average price of a litre of unleaded petrol in July was €1.574 compared ... «Irish Independent, Aug 14»
10
Irish Water denies that its running costs will be 'outlandish'
Irish Water's running costs have been portrayed as “outlandish” following weekend newspaper reports contending its running costs are twice those of similar ... «Irish Times, Aug 14»

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