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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. economic sustainability
  3. life cycle costing
  1. Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension
  2. economic sustainability
  3. life cycle costing

Preferred term

life cycle costing

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The life cycle cost of a product or project includes discounted costs of operation, maintenance, contracting, and disposal/decommissioning in addition to initial acquisition cost.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • life cycle cost analysis
  • life cycle cost assessment
  • life cycle costs

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/199652

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