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
“Similar to other major carriers, when costs remain elevated, we implement temporary surcharges on our fulfillment fees to recover a portion of the actual cost increases we are experiencing,” Amazon said in the announcement Thursday.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 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
They also report the liabilities of the road at $136,491,190, being more than $80,000,000 above the actual cost, and $16,000,000 more than the reported cost.
From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.
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