opportunity cost

when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
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opportunity cost

Summary

opportunity cost is an economic concept[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of economic_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,214 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • opportunity cost's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3].
  • opportunity cost is a type of economic value[4].
  • opportunity cost's has cause is recorded as disjointness[5].
  • opportunity cost's represents is recorded as monetary cost[6].
  • opportunity cost's facet of is recorded as decision making[7].
  • opportunity cost's facet of is recorded as trade-off[8].

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Definition and Type

opportunity cost's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3]. It is a type of economic value[4].

Why It Matters

opportunity cost ranks in the top 7% of economic_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,214 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_opportunity-cost_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{opportunity cost}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/opportunity-cost}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of decision making, trade-off
    Instance of economic concept
    Represents monetary cost
    Instance of
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551197705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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