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/kawst"ben"euh fit, kost"-/, adj.of, pertaining to, or based on a cost-effective analysis.[1925-30]
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Cost-Benefit-Analyse — [ kɔst benɪfɪt , englisch], die Kosten Nutzen Analyse … Universal-Lexikon
