at cost
Sans profit margin
At cost means at the price paid to acquire or produce something, with no markup or profit added.
Businesses sell items at cost as a promotion or favor.
The phrase often implies generosity or sacrifice: I'll let you have it at cost.
Nonprofits sometimes operate at cost, covering expenses without seeking profit.
- breakevenNo profit, no loss
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- selling priceWhat an item costs
- bulk purchasingOrdering in large quantities
- group buyCoordinated bulk purchasing arrangement
procurement · overhead · bottom line · bill · margin · direct sale · pass-through · affordability · out of pocket · expense · transparency · fair trade · price · community support · discounting · worth · mutual aid · sale
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
- pricingpricing, discount price, overpricing, discounts, overcharge
at costmarked up
Increased in price
for profit · at a premium · at a loss · profitably · overpriced
at costat a premium
Scarce and therefore valuable
at a loss · overpriced · gouging · price gouging · profiteering
at, cost, costs, costly, accost, costing, costless, costliness, marginal cost