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carrying charge

carrying charge

6.8
The cost of keeping goods or assets in storage over time
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : costo de mantenimiento
  • The warehouse company added a substantial carrying charge to account for insurance and storage fees.

Examples

  • Retailers must consider the carrying charge when holding unsold seasonal merchandise over to the next year.

  • Many investors overlook the carrying charges associated with their assets.

  • Long-term inventory can increase your overall carrying charge and reduce profits.

  • The carrying charge for holding inventory can add up quickly.

  • Retailers must consider the carrying charge when holding unsold seasonal merchandise over to the next year.

  • The warehouse company added a substantial carrying charge to account for insurance and storage fees.

  • Many investors overlook the carrying charge associated with their assets.

Synonyms

charge
vscarrying charge
755 2.3

An amount of money paid for a service

refers specifically to costs of holding assets over a period
carrying cost
vscarrying charge
  • Specialized
1 6.4

Money you pay to keep something, for example storage, repairs, insurance, and lost income

has identical meaning but appears as an alternative financial phrasing

Surface Forms

carrying charge singular
carrying charges plural

Morphology

carry + charge

The noun combines 'carrying' (holding/supporting) and 'charge' (a fee), so a learner who knows both words can plausibly infer it refers to a fee related to holding or carrying something. However, the full financial sense — including interest, storage, insurance and opportunity cost — is technical and may not be predictable (and could be confused with a simple transport fee), so it is only partly transparent.

Etymology

Carrying charge comes from the picture of a shop or warehouse that carry goods for a time and adds a charge for storage, insurance and the cost of holding them. So it means 'the cost of holding inventory or an asset over time'.