Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Costing nothing; not involving expense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Costing nothing.
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- adjective having no
cost
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- adjective costing nothing
Etymologies
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Examples
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The S&L crisis of the 1980s showed that "costless" guarantees can turn into real on-budget expenditures -- more than $120 billion worth at that time.
Uncle Sam, Subprime Borrower Jonathan GS Koppell 2008
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However, there is a third "costless" option: defer tax payments by 6 or 9 months.
unknown title 2009
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However, Harper, who conceded early this week that the Conservative greenhouse gas strategy will not be "costless," did not detail the impact on consumers.
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However, Harper, who conceded early this week that the Conservative greenhouse gas strategy will not be "costless," did not detail the impact on consumers.
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However, Harper, who conceded early this week that the Conservative greenhouse gas strategy will not be "costless," did not detail the impact on consumers.
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PES: First, much of what Sunstein is suggesting on a policy level is a simple readjustment of default rules with “costless” opt out — that is, the only transaction costs involve self-education and active self-determination.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Further to Andrew Ferguson on Behavioral Economics 2010
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Assumes equal bargaining power and costless bargaining.
Archive 2009-08-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Lesson: even if the law intervenes, there will be a Coasean corrective transaction: smooth, immediate, and costless to the employer.
Archive 2009-08-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Self-responsibility has to continue in force regardless of the default rules in operation (assuming opt out is sufficiently costless), or libertarianism becomes a slightly less coercive version of conservatism.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Further to Andrew Ferguson on Behavioral Economics 2010
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First, much of what Sunstein is suggesting on a policy level is a simple readjustment of default rules with “costless” opt out — that is, the only transaction costs involve self-education and active self-determination.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Further to Andrew Ferguson on Behavioral Economics 2010
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