actual cost

American  

noun

1. the cost of a product based on incurred costs of material and labor required in its production.

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Example Sentences

The strangle costs about $13.15, but of course, the actual cost of the trade is multiplied by 100, which each options contract represents.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The long sought change would allow subsidies to better reflect the actual cost of running a day-care home or center.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

It dramatically drove up the resolution cost of the S&L crisis from an estimated $25 billion had the problem been addressed in 1983 to an actual cost of $160 billion by the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

As the donations are coming from a combination of well-heeled individuals and well-heeled companies, the actual cost is going to be somewhere in between.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

Bob produced pencil and paper, and they figured the actual cost of the set to themselves, and then what the same set would have cost if bought ready made in a retail store.

From The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance by Chapman, Allen