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French
Etymology
Probably a calque of English opportunity cost.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku d‿ɔ.pɔʁ.ty.ni.te/
Noun
coût d’opportunité m (plural coûts d’opportunité)
- opportunity cost
Le coût d’opportunité est souvent confondu avec le profit économique, qui désigne pour sa part ce qu’un choix rapporte en plus par rapport au meilleur des autres choix.- Opportunity cost is often confused with economic profit, which refers to the yield of a choice when compared to the best of all other choices.