Dictionary of Environmental Health
The non-monetary cost of undertaking an action or performing a function. Such a cost comprises the use of resources, locations and time that would otherwise be available for other purposes.
Generally for something to be described as an opportunity cost is an indication that, if it were not being used for that to which it is ascribed as an opportunity cost, it would otherwise be deployed elsewhere. Some sources suggest that resources or locations that would otherwise be held in storage or unused can be held to be opportunity costs if they are used.
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