Definition of «suppression costs»

"Suppression costs" refers to the expenses or efforts involved in reducing or controlling something, such as a fire, disease, or any other undesirable situation or event. It involves the resources and measures necessary to suppress or keep under control the cause or effects of an issue.

Sentences with «suppression costs»

As a result, suppression costs often far exceed the value of the resources protected. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Over the last decade, annual wildfire suppression costs on US federal lands exceeded $ 1.7 B US dollars7 and $ 1B US dollars in Canada8. (nature.com)
And this has been a problem for a while: From 1990 to 2003, fire suppression costs exceeded appropriations for all government agencies nearly every year, according to a U.S. General Accounting Office report. (cnbc.com)
(see all sentences)