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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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What is the actual cost of moving every year for a renter who pays $4,000 a month?

From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026

Against the actual cost of living, it is a slow erosion.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

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

The original estimate for the work was £13,000; the actual cost, including all charges, was £12,032 11s. 4d. 

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Charles Mackie

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