cost increase

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   an increase in cost

   “they asked for a 10% rise in rates”

   Synonymsriseboosthike

   Broaderincrease

Questions about cost increase

What does cost increase mean?

cost increase means "an increase in cost".

What is another word for cost increase?

Close synonyms include rise, boost, hike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.