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コスパ (kosupa)

February 4, 2023

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Yomi

こすぱ

Rōmaji

kosupa

Type

slang

Literal Meaning

cost performance

Meaning

cost performance; value for money; time and money efficiency

Synonym

タイパ (short for “time performance”)

Additional Info

It is short for コストパフォーマンス (“cost performance”) but has much broader meanings than that; see the post below. It is usually used as コスパが良い or コスパが悪い.

コスパ (kosupa) Means More than Just “Cost Performance”

Example

このレストラン、コスパ悪いね
This restaurant is overpriced.

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  • コスパ (kosupa) Means More than Just “Cost Performance”
    Meaning and Usage of コスパ (kosupa): it is short for コストパフォーマンス ("cost performance"), but it contains much wider senses in Japanese.

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