"cost plus" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cost plus (uncountable)
  1. A form of contract whereby the contractor is paid for all permitted expenses, plus an additional payment. Tags: attributive, often, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cost_plus-en-noun-1pBq0M2L
  2. A pricing strategy in which the selling price of a product is determined by adding a fixed percentage markup to its unit cost. Tags: attributive, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-cost_plus-en-noun-6JBZSEOx Disambiguation of Business: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80

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