cost of goods sold

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cost of goods sold

noun costs of goods sold

  1. The expense of acquiring the inventory that is sold during a given accounting period.

    Similar: COGS

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noun expense of acquiring certain inventory that is sold

中文銷貨成本 /销货成本

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@misc{cost_of_goods_sold_2026,
  title = {cost of goods sold},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cost%20of%20goods%20sold},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}