Definicija: A variable financial concept which covers a range of contributions by the user / recipient to the supplier in respect of the cost of supplying a product. In a public sector information context, the term can be used to account for the data owner or supplier making up the difference between the full cost of producing and disseminating data, and any relevant grant or subsidy made available from central government funds. The ISF Working Group defines the cost recovery system as referring "to the user contributing to the costs of collection, updating, quality control, etc. not fully funded from elsewhere".
Vir definicije: Inspire - Evropska infrastruktura za prostorske akte, http://www.inspire.mop.gov.si/upload/Slovar-Glossary.pdf (10. 9. 2009)