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cost-benefit analysis
cost-ben·e·fit a·nal·y·sis (plural cost-ben·e·fit a·nal·y·ses)


noun 
Definition:
 
comparison of disadvantages and advantages: a method of project evaluation that compares the potential benefits with the anticipated costs
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