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policing and enforcement cost

policing and enforcement cost

7.2
Money spent to check that people follow a contract and to act if they break it
  • noun
  • Formal
translation icon : costos de vigilancia y cumplimiento
  • The contract was carefully drafted to minimize policing and enforcement costs in case of disputes.

Examples

  • Firms often factor in policing and enforcement cost when negotiating the terms of their agreements.

  • Effective monitoring can help reduce policing and enforcement costs in long-term business relationships.

  • The policing and enforcement costs for the new regulations are significant.

  • Can you break down the policing and enforcement costs involved?

  • Firms often consider policing and enforcement costs during contract negotiations to avoid future disputes.

  • The project was designed to minimize policing and enforcement costs associated with regulatory compliance.

  • Understanding policing and enforcement costs is crucial for effective contract management and risk assessment.

How Costly

policing and enforcement cost
  • Formal
7.2
fee
729 1.0
small fee
9 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

police + and + enforcement + cost

The phrase is fully compositional: 'policing' and 'enforcement' denote actions to ensure compliance and 'cost' denotes expense, so a learner who knows those words can infer it means the expenses associated with policing and enforcing rules. The structure follows standard noun-phrase composition and has clear parallels in other languages, making the meaning directly derivable.

Etymology

The phrase policing and enforcement cost gives a simple image: paying people to police, 'to watch', and to enforce, 'to make rules happen', and that money is the cost. So, it means the money spent to watch that a contract is followed and to take action if someone breaks it.