actual cost
Americannoun
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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
Work to replace water pipes in Osaka, a city of 2.8 million residents, has hit a snag as the actual cost exceeded the planned budget, according to local media.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 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 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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