Money & finance

cost per wear

price divided by number of uses

Cost per wear is the price of a clothing item divided by how many times you use it.

C1 now and then speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why did you buy such an expensive coat?

I wear it all the time, so the cost per wear is actually pretty low.

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These trousers were expensive, but their cost per wear is already quite low.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: cost for wear

Say: cost per wear

Use “per” in this fixed expression to show the price for each use.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

the cost per wear; calculate the cost per wear; have a low cost per wear

Your turn: say it out loud

These trousers were expensive, but their cost per wear is already quite low.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

cost per wear

price divided by number of uses

“These trousers were expensive, but their cost per wear is already quite low.”

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