Hola Nuna,
Bienvenid@ a los foros.
Hace falta un poco más contexto. Sin embargo, lo voy a intentar, pero te ruego poner la frase completa en el futuro. Gracias,
They may be turned into/converted to a transfer of costs from the paid economy.
I assume this has something to do with "underground" (household) or barter economies, but without complete context and background, my translation may be totally worthless!!!
un saludo,
Cuchflete