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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actual cost

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

The cost-of-living adjustment can’t keep up with the actual cost of living, as retirees’ costs climb.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

The Postmaster-General estimates that the actual cost to the railroads of operating a sixty-foot postal car is 18 cents per mile.

From The Mail Pay on the Burlington Railroad by Anonymous

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