Business English vocabulary · Numbers and Money

Exclusive of

Meaning in business english, with examples

phraseCommon term

In business english, exclusive of means: With the stated item left out of the amount or arrangement.

In Turkish: hariç, dışında

How it is used

Used in estimates and quotations to identify excluded items. A displayed price may therefore be lower than the final amount payable.

Example sentences

  1. The estimate is exclusive of travel expenses, which will be listed separately.

    Travel costs must be considered in addition to the quoted estimate.

  2. Our rate is exclusive of tax, so please check the invoice total before arranging payment.

    The base rate alone is not the final payment amount.

Common collocations

  • exclusive of tax
  • exclusive of shipping

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