  Opportunity Cost
- Definition Definition: An accounting/economics term referring to the value of something given up to pursue something else. TeenAnalyst Advice:
An example of opportunity cost would be going to the movies.
The cost of going to the movie is $9.00 or whatever ridiculous amount
of money your movie theater charges. The opportunity cost
would be something else you could have done with that time, such
as studying.
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