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current cost

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noun

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


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But she couldn’t justify the current cost of airfare or gas, and besides: “Ground travel allows me to see new things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

To test your financial readiness for a long-term health problem, start by identifying the current cost of in-home care as well as in a facility.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 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

Retired teacher Jane Collins said in the current cost of living crisis it was a "really good idea".

From BBC • May 5, 2025

In this way the government raised six or seven billion dollars in a single year, approximately one third of the current cost of the war.

From A School History of the Great War by Gerson, Armand Jacques

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