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carrying charge

noun

  1. a charge made for carrying an account, usually computed as a percentage of the principal owed.
  2. cost incurred while an asset is unproductive.


carrying charge

noun

  1. the opportunity cost of unproductive assets, such as goods stored in a warehouse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carrying charge1

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

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