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current cost

American  

noun

  1. a cost based on the prevailing price paid for material, labor, etc.


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Budgeted for $1.3 billion, the current cost estimate has ballooned to $2.4 billion and it’s on track to be completed three years behind schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The current cost to attend Yale, which is part of the academic world’s famed Ivy League, is above $90,000 per academic year, with tuition accounting for nearly $70,000 of that amount.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026

The RealReal has yet to disclose current cost savings from Athena, but analysts see the potential as significant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

At $215,000 per unit, that’s roughly a third of the current cost of construction financed with tax credits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2025

Using NewsNet for the job, at 2400 bps through Datapak, would increase my current cost by more than US$30.00.

From The Online World by Odd De Presno

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