absorb

absorb definition - business

absorb

  1. To allocate costs.
  2. To offset sell orders on a new security offering with buy orders.
  3. To accept certain expenses rather than pass them on to a customer. For example, a manufacturer might absorb freight costs for shipments to customers.

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