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"roman": "ayləntrankʿayin caxs",
"sense": "cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone",
"word": "այլընտրանքային ծախս"
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"sense": "cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone",
"word": "機會成本"
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"sense": "cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone",
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"word": "Opportunitätskosten"
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"sense": "cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone",
"word": "costo opportunità"
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"word": "այլընտրանքային ծախս"
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"sense": "cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone",
"word": "機會成本"
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"sense": "cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone",
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"sense": "cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone",
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"word": "coût de renoncement"
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"sense": "cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone",
"tags": [
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"word": "Opportunitätskosten"
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone",
"word": "costo opportunità"
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"sense": "cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone",
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