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

With that in mind, your actual cost depends a lot on your health, smoking status, and other underwriting factors.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025

In order to ascertain the cost of dealing with postal packets of the various classes, the relative cost, and the actual cost, of the various operations must be ascertained, and all general charges apportioned.

From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by A. D. Smith