ACCOUNTINGmoneythat isspentonlabour,services,transport, etc.ratherthan onphysicalequipment:Moving thebuildingwould haverequiredscrappingseveral milliondollarsinarchitecturalfeesand othersoftcosts.Comparehard cost(Definition ofsoft costfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsoft cost
soft costOther soft costs that can be repeated in the repair of the property should be reported with the property values.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The study also allocates soft costs, such as architect and engineering fees, to all components of the building.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The costs by then were estimated to be $28.5 million, including soft costs.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some soft costs may be incurred in the repair of a covered loss before the anticipated completion date is reached.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With its popularity increasing in recent years, some insurers automatically include soft costs coverage, which can be activated by designating the limit on policy declarations.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Soft costs include architectural, engineering, financing, and legal fees, and other pre- and post-construction expenses.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their construction trailer, water delivery, book keepers, etc. are all soft costs that continue on after the original anticipated completion date is reached, if the project is delayed.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/soft-cost##
