Synonyms for cost-benefit analysis
cost-ben·e·fit ana·ly·sis

Princeton's WordNet

1. cost-benefit analysisnoun

   an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs

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1. • Analysis

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. cost-benefit analysis

   Synonyms:
   Cost-benefit evaluation

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1. Tina Joemat-Pettersson:

   We are committed to a thorough cost-benefit analysis and the cost-benefit analysis is part of the procurement process. We are not going to compromise our country in any way.

2. Jan Ting:

   If the government wanted to deter illegal immigration, they would alter the cost-benefit analysis. Instead, they are looking for ways to help them stay.

3. Sam Aguiar:

   These prosecutors use a cost-benefit analysis and it's : do we go after a police officer for what is criminal conduct and really diligently pursue the case and get a conviction and take the risk of losing the support of our key witnesses on hundreds of other cases, or do we basically sack the case, when you bring in an independent body to come in and basically put all the resources into holding the officer accountable, that you're actually going to get a situation where a trial is put together that really does present all the evidence objectively.

4. Ellen Kurlansky:

   This action, which is a gift to the coal industry at the expense of all Americans, is an attack on public health justified by a phony cost-benefit analysis that purposely inflates the cost of MATS and ignores the value of the human health benefits.

5. Mary Hamman:

   Parents of all socioeconomic statuses do a bit of cost benefit analysis when they decide whether and how much to participate in well-baby care, if they must take a day or afternoon off work, negotiate complex transportation logistics, or miss out on time they could be spending attending to more pressing issues – like food, housing or utility insecurity – then they want to feel there is a clear benefit to doing so.