1.
acquisition cost; purchase cost; cost basis
The total amount originally paid to acquire an asset such as land, a building, or shares, including related fees. When the asset is later sold, this figure is subtracted from the sale price to calculate the taxable gain.
取得 (acquisition) + 費 (cost, expense). Mainly a tax and accounting term; in everyday conversation people say 買った値段 instead.
Common collocations
- 取得費を差し引く: to deduct the acquisition cost
- 取得費が不明: the acquisition cost is unknown
- 取得費に含める: to include in the acquisition cost
Similar words
- 購入費: purchase expense — the everyday cost of buying something, without the tax-calculation sense
- 譲渡費用: transfer expenses — the costs of *selling*, deducted alongside the acquisition cost
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譲渡費用 (transfer expenses)