1. A past outlay or loss that cannot be altered by current or future actions. 2. A cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered. Differs from future costs, such as decisions about inventory purchase costs or product pricing. they are excluded from future decisions because the cost will be the same regardless of the outcome of a decision.
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