型かた費ひ

noun

tooling cost; die cost

Technical term used in manufacturing and engineering for the cost of creating molds, dies, or tooling.

• 新しん製せい品ひんの型かた費ひは予よ想そう以い上じょうに高たかかった。

  The tooling cost for the new product was higher than expected.

• 型かた費ひを抑おさえるために、既き存ぞんの金かな型がたを流りゅう用ようした。

  To keep die costs down, we reused an existing mold.