direct cost

American

noun

a cost that can be related directly to the production of a product or to a particular function or service.

Etymology

Origin of direct cost

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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A more direct cost of new bans would be to cut off a pipeline of potential users who would stick with the app as adults.

From The Wall Street Journal

The average direct cost to consumer households is approximately $2,400, according to estimates.

From Salon

It was obviously in that farmer’s self-interest to do so, there being no direct cost to him.

From Salon

With that in hand, they approached attorneys general in multiple states and made a compelling offer: hire them, at no direct cost to taxpayers, and recoup millions of dollars Centene had already set aside.

From New York Times

Newark, N.J., replaced its more than 23,000 lead water lines via a three-year, $170-million program that commenced in 2019, all at no direct cost to homeowners — despite what Kobach et al. claimed.

From Los Angeles Times

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