Usually means: Exceeding the planned budget costs.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (cost overrun)

▸ noun:  (accounting) An excess of actual cost over budget.

Similar:
oncost, surplusage, overhead, contingency cost, overcall, fixed cost, oversale, interest, accounting cost, over, more...

Types:
contingency, escalation, inflation, supplier, more...

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Similar:
oncost, surplusage, overhead, contingency cost, overcall, fixed cost, oversale, interest, accounting cost, over, more...

Types:
contingency, escalation, inflation, supplier, more...



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