direct cost

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of direct cost¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The average direct cost to consumer households is approximately $2,400, according to estimates.

From Salon

It was obviously in that farmer’s self-interest to do so, there being no direct cost to him.

From Salon

The committee estimates the direct cost of Harris’ proposal to extend and increase the health insurance subsidies created by the Affordable Care Act and improved by the Biden administration at $350 trillion to $600 trillion over 10 years; but what would be the gains in gross domestic product from reducing the cost of healthcare for the average household?

From Los Angeles Times

With that in hand, they approached attorneys general in multiple states and made a compelling offer: hire them, at no direct cost to taxpayers, and recoup millions of dollars Centene had already set aside.

From New York Times

Newark, N.J., replaced its more than 23,000 lead water lines via a three-year, $170-million program that commenced in 2019, all at no direct cost to homeowners — despite what Kobach et al. claimed.

From Los Angeles Times