policing and enforcement cost
- noun
- Formal
- The contract was carefully drafted to minimize policing and enforcement costs in case of disputes.
Examples
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Firms often factor in policing and enforcement cost when negotiating the terms of their agreements.
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Effective monitoring can help reduce policing and enforcement costs in long-term business relationships.
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The policing and enforcement costs for the new regulations are significant.
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Can you break down the policing and enforcement costs involved?
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Firms often consider policing and enforcement costs during contract negotiations to avoid future disputes.
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The project was designed to minimize policing and enforcement costs associated with regulatory compliance.
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Understanding policing and enforcement costs is crucial for effective contract management and risk assessment.
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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.