transportation costs
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transportation costs
The amount of money that must be paid for transporting products, goods, or people from one place to another. The word is used almost exclusively in the plural.
Die Transportkosten für die Lieferung der Möbel sind im Preis bereits inbegriffen.
The transportation costs for delivering the furniture are already included in the price.
The word is clearly composed of 'der Transport' (transportation) and 'die Kosten' (costs, plural of 'die Kosten'). It literally means 'the costs for transportation'.
Bitte berechnen Sie die Transportkosten für eine Lieferung nach Hamburg.
Please calculate the transportation costs for a delivery to Hamburg.
'Transportkosten' (transportation costs) is almost always used in the plural because it usually refers to a sum made up of different cost items (e.g., gasoline, driver wages, packaging). The singular 'die Transportkoste' is very unusual.
Durch die steigenden Benzinpreise erhöhen sich auch die Transportkosten.
Due to rising gas prices, transportation costs are also increasing.
Common verbs used in connection with transportation costs are 'tragen' (to bear/pay), 'übernehmen' (to cover/take on), 'berechnen' (to calculate/charge), or 'sparen' (to save). You also often hear that they 'anfallen' (are incurred) or 'entstehen' (arise).
Wer übernimmt die Transportkosten für die Rücksendung?
Who covers the transportation costs for the return shipment?
shipping costs
Versandkosten and Transportkosten can both refer to the money paid to transport goods. Versandkosten usually relates to an order, shipping, and delivery to the customer, while Transportkosten is a more general term for transporting something from one place to another. For an online order, Versandkosten is therefore usually the more appropriate term.
Für den Transport der Waren vom Lager zur neuen Filiale fallen hohe Transportkosten an.
Transporting the goods from the warehouse to the new branch incurs high transportation costs.
Bei unserer Onlinebestellung betragen die Versandkosten für die Lieferung fünf Euro.
For our online order, the shipping costs for delivery come to five euros.
