sunk cost

英 [sʌŋk kɒst] 美 [sʌŋk kɔːst]

• 沉入成本； 已支付成本； 隐没成本

sunk cost的用法和样例：

例句

1. Costs are categorized as incremental cost and sunk cost for the sake of decision making.
   为决策需要可将成本分为增量成本和沉入成本。
2. The price like this can barely cover our cost.
   这个价格仅能勉强支付成本而已。
3. Apparently unable to foot that cost, Bali has opted for the cheapest response, which is culling.
   显然无法支付成本之余，巴里岛选择了最便宜的反应，就是扑杀。