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

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

But states still have leeway to use conservative assumptions, and rates often lag behind actual cost trends when budgets are tight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

It reveals she was sacked in 2022 after claiming more than £500 from a car insurance scheme when the actual cost of repairs was around £20.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

The farmers now say that no road shall be so worked as to pay interest on anything but the proceeds of the bonds, or, in other words, the actual cost of construction and equipment.

From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.