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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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“I think they’re going to struggle,” he said of his son’s generation, citing the current cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 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 university said: "We understand how the current cost of living crisis is affecting everyone, and we are working in partnership with our students’ union to help support students in a number of ways."

From BBC Sep. 21, 2024

The current cost of electrolytic green hydrogen, however, is steep: $4.50 to $12 per kilogram.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2024

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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