tổn phí
Definition
Noun:
- Cost; expense; expenditure: Money that must be paid out or spent to acquire something or to carry out an activity. It refers to the financial outlay incurred.
Adjective (dialectal/less common):
- Costly; expensive: Involving great expense; causing financial burden.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tổn phí cho dự án này rất lớn. (The cost for this project is very high.)
- Chúng tôi phải tính toán mọi tổn phí cẩn thận. (We have to calculate all expenses carefully.)
- Adjective:
- Công trình này quá tổn phí. (This construction is too costly.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in formal, business, or administrative contexts to discuss budgets, projects, and financial planning.
- It can be part of compound nouns in specialized fields, though these are treated as separate terms.
Variants and Related Words
- Chi phí (n): cost, expense. A more common and general synonym.
- Chi phí sinh hoạt đang tăng. (The cost of living is rising.)
- Phí tổn (n): cost, outlay. A variant form with the same meaning, often used interchangeably.
- Phí tổn vận chuyển do bên mua chịu. (The shipping cost is borne by the buyer.)
Synonyms
- Cost: The price required to gain something.
- Expense: The money spent on something.
- Outlay: An amount of money spent.
Related Idioms
- While "tổn phí" itself is not typically used in idioms, it relates to common financial expressions like "tính toán chi phí" (to calculate costs) or "cắt giảm chi phí" (to cut costs).