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The cost of something is what you will give up to get it. This is opportunity cost.
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Opportunity cost is the loss of potential gain from other choices when one alternative is chosen.
Every time you decide to buy something, you choose to lose out on investing that money. If you buy a brand new car you don't need for $30,000, you're missing out ...
When mulling over multiple choices, the quality of any option cannot be assessed in isolation from its alternatives. The price you pay (or the sacrifice you make, or the benefits you give up) for doing what you’ve chosen to do instead of doing something else is the opportunity cost.
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