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direct cost

noun

a cost that can be related directly to the production of a product or to a particular function or service.

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Origin of direct cost

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby direct cost

direct action, direct address, direct broadcast satellite, direct characterization, direct cinema, direct cost, direct coupling, direct current, direct debit, direct deposit, direct-dial
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