Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cost, expense, charge: Money that must be paid or spent to acquire something or to carry out a task. It refers to the total amount of money spent on a specific purpose.
   • Outlay, expenditure: The act of spending money, or the money spent itself, often in a business or project context.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công ty đang tính toán lại mọi phí tổn cho dự án mới. (The company is recalculating all costs for the new project.)
  • Phí tổn vận chuyển hàng hóa đã tăng đáng kể. (The cost of transporting goods has increased significantly.)
  • Anh ấy được công ty chi trả mọi phí tổn đi lại. (All his travel expenses are covered by the company.)

Advanced Usage

• "khỏi trả phí tổn" / "miễn phí tổn": free of charge; without cost.

  • Dịch vụ này được cung cấp khỏi trả phí tổn cho khách hàng thân thiết. (This service is provided free of charge to loyal customers.)

• "tính toán phí tổn": to calculate/estimate the cost.

  • Trước khi khởi công, chúng ta cần tính toán phí tổn một cách cẩn thận. (Before starting construction, we need to calculate the costs carefully.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chi phí (n): Cost, expense. (A very common synonym, often used interchangeably).

  • Chi phí sinh hoạt ở thành phố rất cao. (The cost of living in the city is very high.)

• Tổn phí (n): Cost, expense. (A less common variant with the same meaning).

  • Mọi tổn phí sẽ được hoàn lại. (All expenses will be reimbursed.)

Synonyms

• Chi phí: cost, expense.
• Kinh phí: funds, budget (often for a specific purpose).
• Tiền tiêu: money spent, expenditure.

Related Phrases

• Phí tổn cơ hội: Opportunity cost. (An economic term for the potential benefit missed when choosing one alternative over another).
  • Khi quyết định đầu tư, cần xem xét cả phí tổn cơ hội. (When making an investment decision, one must consider the opportunity cost as well.)

Notes on Usage

• "Phí tổn" is a formal noun, commonly used in financial, business, administrative, and economic contexts. It is more formal than the common word "tiền" (money).
• It typically refers to a total sum or aggregate of various expenses related to a single project, activity, or process.
• It is often used in collocations like: (production costs), (shipping costs), (repair costs).

noun

1. charge, cost, expense. khỏi trả phí tổn free of charge