carrying cost meaning

Noun: carrying cost

The opportunity cost of unproductive assets; the expense incurred by ownership
- carrying charge

Derived forms: carrying costs

Type of: opportunity cost

Encyclopedia: Carrying cost

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carrying cost rate
the decline in sales has left us with huge inventories and the carrying cost is now putting a heavy burden on us
saves on inventory carrying costs with efficient monitoring and reporting systems maximizes stock availability by giving automatic notification of low stock items
It is possible that Datum could incur additional inventory carrying costs.
It is sometimes referred to as a carrying cost of money.