"cost of goods sold" meaning in English

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        "The expense of acquiring the inventory that is sold during a given accounting period."
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          "inventory",
          "inventory"
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        "(finance, accounting) The expense of acquiring the inventory that is sold during a given accounting period."
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          "word": "COGS"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "expense of acquiring certain inventory that is sold",
          "word": "銷貨成本 /销货成本"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "expense of acquiring certain inventory that is sold",
          "word": "myytyjen tavaroiden hankintameno"
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          "sense": "expense of acquiring certain inventory that is sold",
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          "word": "koszt własny sprzedaży"
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          "sense": "expense of acquiring certain inventory that is sold",
          "word": "kostnad för sålda varor"
        }
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        "The expense of acquiring the inventory that is sold during a given accounting period."
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        "(finance, accounting) The expense of acquiring the inventory that is sold during a given accounting period."
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "expense of acquiring certain inventory that is sold",
      "word": "銷貨成本 /销货成本"
    },
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      "sense": "expense of acquiring certain inventory that is sold",
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      "word": "koszt własny sprzedaży"
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      "sense": "expense of acquiring certain inventory that is sold",
      "word": "kostnad för sålda varor"
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