omkostning

Danish

Etymology

Mixed up from older New Danish kostning, derived from koste (have a price), and older New Danish omkost (expense), transformed from German Unkosten (costs), actually 'bad expenses'.

Noun

omkostning c (singular definite omkostningen, plural indefinite omkostninger)

  1. costs (expense incurred or necessary to operate or carry out a particular business)
    1. disadvantage, loss, or sacrifice that is the unpleasant consequence of something

Declension

Declension of omkostning
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative omkostning omkostningen omkostninger omkostningerne
genitive omkostnings omkostningens omkostningers omkostningernes

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