Sunk cost vs expense

bklynboy

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Sunk cost is not an expense and is used in economics as opposed to accounting. Something like deferred assets where money was spent but not yet recognized as an expense is a sunk cost but not an expense. A sunk cost cannot be recovered but is not always accounted for as an expense.
 

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