direct cost

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of direct cost

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The Pentagon publicly puts the direct cost of Operation Epic Fury at roughly $29 billion so far, mostly for munitions and equipment replacement.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

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 • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

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 • Mar. 21, 2024

The direct cost of the war for all belligerent nations to May 1, 1918, was reported at about $175,000,000,000 by the Federal Reserve board bulletin, issued November 18.

From America's War for Humanity by Russell, Thomas Herbert