actual cost

American  

noun

1. the cost of a product based on incurred costs of material and labor required in its production.

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Example Sentences

The strangle costs about $13.15, but of course, the actual cost of the trade is multiplied by 100, which each options contract represents.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

As the donations are coming from a combination of well-heeled individuals and well-heeled companies, the actual cost is going to be somewhere in between.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

But states still have leeway to use conservative assumptions, and rates often lag behind actual cost trends when budgets are tight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Universities across the UK say this amount has not increased by very much for more than a decade and claim that it also falls short of the actual cost of educating students.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

But with parcels, cost of transportation is an appreciable item for every parcel, and in a country of vast distances there must be an appreciable variation in the actual cost for each parcel.

From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.