单词 | cost centre |
释义 | > as lemmascost centre cost centre n. (a) chiefly Accounting a part of an organization to which costs may be charged for accounting purposes; (b) Business a section of an organization that adds to costs and does not generate revenue directly; frequently in contrast to profit centre n. at profit n. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > keeper of accounts > office or department of counting-housea1483 accountantship1668 tellership1764 accounts department1829 cost centre1921 account1960 1921 Nat. Assoc. Cost Accountants Year Bk. v. 143 The natural divisions of the processes of manufacture form cost centers or departments for the purpose of determining costs. 1974 Terminol. Managem. & Financial Accountancy (Inst. Cost & Managem. Accountants) 42 Overhead distribution sheet, a columnar form used for the purpose of distribution of overhead expenditure over cost centres, and for the apportionment of the accumulated expenses of service cost centres over others. 1975 J. G. Louderback & G. F. Dominiak Managerial Accounting ix. 237 A cost center can also be quite large, like the administrative area of a big firm. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. 7/6 (advt.) Imagine a world where your IT department is a profit rather than a cost centre. 2002 E. McLaney & P. Atrill Accounting (rev. ed.) x. 307 Charging direct costs to jobs, in a departmental system, is exactly the same as where the whole business is one single cost centre. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。