cost-justify

[ kawst-juhs-tuh-fahy, kost- ]

verb (used with object)

, cost-jus·ti·fied, cost-jus·ti·fy·ing.

1. to justify the allotment or spending of a specific sum of money for (an investment, procurement, etc.).

Other Words From

• cost-justi·fia·ble adjective

Example Sentences

Gov. Delbert Hosemann is leading the charge to simplify and better cost-justify the incentives that Mississippi gives to lure new businesses and help others expand.

From Washington Times

Hunt said that a big, complex project like this faces difficulties in American banks because they want to cost-justify it with a 18-24 month payback.

From Forbes

They keep trying to sell you on new website features that your instincts tell you you don't need...and nor can they really cost-justify them.

From Inc

Even if there wasn’t an immediate lift in customer conversion, for YouSendIt, increasing retention could be enough to cost-justify the additional services.

From Inc