What is "cost center"

alt. (context accounting management English) A division or project of an organization to which costs can be specifically allocated. n. (context accounting management English) A division or project of an organization to which costs can be specifically allocated.

Cost center may also refer to:

• Cost Sports Center, the indoor athletic facility often referred to by the same name
• Cost centre (business), the part of an organization that does not produce direct profit and adds to the cost of running a company