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historical cost

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The original nominal monetary value of an economic item; the value at which an item was acquired by a company and was entered in its books.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: accounting, business, finance

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Synonyms: acquisition cost

Antonyms: none provided

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 原始成本 — original value
  • Finnish: alkuperäinen hankintameno — original value
  • French: coût historique — original value
  • French: coût d'acquisition — original value
  • French: valeur d'acquisition — original value