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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

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

From BBC May 5, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2024

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 Armand Jacques Gerson

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