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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Nearby words

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

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Origin of direct cost

First recorded in 1895–1900

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