sunk cost in English

irreversible expense that is not relevant to future decisions

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1. Your judgment has been clouded by the sunk-cost fallacy: you hoped to get a master's degree, great food and an Italian paramour.

2. 26 Your judgment has been clouded by the sunk-cost fallacy: you hoped to get a master's degree, great food and an Italian paramour.

3. Cachinnating 20 points 21 points 22 points 5 months ago I think many countries (and people) are experiencing something called the sunk cost fallacy -- when you invest a lot of time, money, and effort into something, but continue that behavior even when it was proven to be a mistake.