1. charge made for carrying an account or for merchandise sold on an installment plan;
2. the opportunity cost of unproductive assets; the expense incurred by ownership; [syn: carrying cost, carrying charge]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
carrying charge
n 1: charge made for carrying an account or for merchandise sold
on an installment plan
2: the opportunity cost of unproductive assets; the expense
incurred by ownership [syn: carrying cost, carrying
charge]