The Cost of Free的意思|示意

I didn't really mind because I figured it was a free handful of ass, but when I got home I realized it had cost me the $400 peos in my front pocket.

我并不在乎因为我也回敬了几下，心想抓两把应该是免费的，但当我回到旅馆我才发现前面衣服口袋的400比索不翼而飞了。

When that happened in Europe, power-generation companies passed the cost of buying permits on to consumers and pocketed the value of the ones they had been given free.

而这样做在过去欧洲的情况是，电力公司将购买许可证的成本转嫁到消费者身上，并把免费得到许可证的好处吞掉。

With research and a flexible approach, however, you can wipe out much of the cost of conventional travel, sourcing free accommodation and free, or cheap, flights.

然而，仔细研究一番，利用灵活的方法，就可以免去一次常规旅行的大多数费用，找到免费的住宿以及免费(或廉价)机票。

The retailer is offering to refund the cost of the cups and is offering customers who return them a free coffee.

星巴克会为这些杯子退钱，并为退还杯子的顾客提供一杯免费咖啡。

Cost of capital takes into account the ability of the firm to return free cash flows, although it is targeted at its stability and predictability.

资本成本将企业赚回自由现金流的能力考虑在内，虽然其瞄准的目标是该企业获得的自由现金流的稳定性和可预测性。

To be sure, the upfront cost of proprietary software is higher (although open-source programs are not always free).

肯定地说，专属软件的先期费用更高(尽管开放源码程序并不总是免费的)。