コストパフォーマンス

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (shortening) コスパ (kosupa)

Etymology

Borrowed from English cost-performance ratio.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) コストパフォ​ーマンス [kòsútó páfóꜜòmàǹsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞sɨᵝto̞ pa̠ɸo̞ːmã̠ɰ̃sɨᵝ]

Noun

コストパフォーマンス • (kosuto pafōmansu) 

1. cost-effectiveness, performance or quantity per cost; bang for the buck

   Synonyms: 費用対効果, 対費用効果

Usage notes

The connotation of the Japanese word differs from that of its English source. Higher コストパフォーマンス is better in Japanese, while in English high cost-performance ratio may be positive or negative.