Translation guide
The price at which a product is acquired or produced, before any markup or profit margin is added. In business contexts, this is often referred to as the 'cost price' or 'wholesale price'.
The price a business pays to acquire or produce goods, before adding profit.
The standard term for 'cost price' in business and accounting. Refers to the original cost of goods sold or manufactured.
What is the cost price of this product?
Keeping cost prices low leads to higher profits.
Specifically the purchase price for a retailer or wholesaler. More colloquial than 原価.
Since the cost price went up, we have no choice but to raise the selling price.
Loanword from English, used broadly for 'cost'. Can refer to cost price in context, but is less precise than 原価.
We changed suppliers to reduce costs.
The cost of producing an item, including materials and labor.
The base price before markup, often used in pricing strategies.
原価 is the formal accounting term for cost price, including manufacturing or acquisition costs. 仕入れ値 is more casual and specifically refers to the purchase price for resale. In everyday business conversation, 仕入れ値 is common among retailers, while 原価 is used in formal reports.
Cost accounting is the job of the accounting department.
I'm looking for a store with low wholesale prices.
The direct translation 'コストプライス' is not commonly used in Japanese. Stick to 原価 or 仕入れ値 depending on context.
We need to reduce the cost price to stay competitive.
What's the cost price of this item?
Production cost, often used in economics and business planning.
We are promoting factory automation to lower production costs.