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cosmos

Street name, slang, or code word for phencyclidine (PCP)... Read More

cost-benefit

The relationship between the cost of an activity or service and the benefit derived from providing the activity or service... Read More

cost-benefit analysis

The systematic comparison, in monetary terms, of all the costs and benefits of proposed alternative schemes with a view to determining: which scheme or combination of schemes will contribute most to the achievement of predetermined objectives at a fixed level of investment; or the magnitude of the benefit that can result from schemes requiring the minimum investment... Read More

cost containment

A set of steps to control or reduce inefficiencies in the consumption, allocation, or production of services which contribute to higher than necessary costs... Read More

cost efficiency

The extent to which financial resources as fiscally responsible as possible... Read More

cotorritos

Street, slang, or code word associated with marijuana... Read More

couch surfing

Describes situations where runaway and homeless youth are living in unstable and/or temporary living arrangements such as the couches or spare bedrooms of friends, lovers or other family members... Read More

counsel

Legal advice; a term also used to refer to the lawyers in a case... Read More

counseling

An interpersonal, dynamic communication process between a client and a trained counselor (who is bound by a code of ethics and practice) that tries to resolve personal, social or psychological problems and difficulties... Read More

count

An allegation in an indictment or information, charging a defendant with a crime... Read More

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