actual cost
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Funding was not included to support rate reform that would better reflect the actual cost of running a child-care home or center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
Thomas Crampton, a longtime Davos attendee, said he has been offered hotel badges for 1,200 Swiss francs, equivalent to about $1,500, up from the actual cost of 165 francs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
The cost-of-living adjustment can’t keep up with the actual cost of living, as retirees’ costs climb.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
He says that the actual cost of the roads as contained in Massachusetts records proves that the notion that our New England roads were wretched is not founded on fact.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle
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