Legacy Costs

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Definition of 'Legacy Costs'

The costs involved with a company paying increased healthcare fees and other benefit-related costs for its current employees and retired pensioners. It is believed that escalating legacy costs can be a very large contributing factor towards limiting a company's competitiveness.
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Investopedia explains 'Legacy Costs'

Typically, it is the larger, older and more established companies that have problems with spiraling legacy costs, because they have the most pension and healthcare liabilities. In the face of these costs, many companies are taking measures to lower legacy costs as much as possible. One example of this can be seen by the trend of companies changing their employee retirement plans from defined-benefit plans to defined-contribution plans.
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    ... In the short term, the bank's expenses will remain high as it works through legacy
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  • A Look At The Airline Industry - Investopedia.com

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    ... Furthermore, since legacy players use prime airports where landing costs
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    ... operating a single type of aircraft, airlines can cut their operating costs in several ...
    while charging fees that are often lower than those of legacy carriers. ...

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    ... In comparing the ticket costs for American airlines versus European airlines, the
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    ... The first is its legacy wireless-enterprise-broadband business model that has ...
    enterprise-broadband business model is one that carries very high fixed costs. ...

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    ... need at least enough life insurance to cover the costs of personal debts, medical
    and funeral bills. If you are uninsured, you may leave a legacy of unpaid ...

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    ... need at least enough life insurance to cover the costs of personal debts, medical
    and funeral bills. If you are uninsured, you may leave a legacy of unpaid ...

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    ... need at least enough life insurance to cover the costs of personal debts, medical
    and funeral bills. If you are uninsured, you may leave a legacy of unpaid ...

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    ... need at least enough life insurance to cover the costs of personal debts, medical
    and funeral bills. If you are uninsured, you may leave a legacy of unpaid ...

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    ... need at least enough life insurance to cover the costs of personal debts, medical
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