fixed cost
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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That’s basically a fixed cost for me, but the amount of help my two kids might need after they graduate college is controllable.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
Child care is a large but temporary fixed cost that arrives before careers have fully matured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
He said American corporations have largely abandoned traditional pensions, which creates a fixed cost that cannot be reduced and becomes a burden in a business downturn.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
We want to move to an all-inclusive pricing, where if hosts have a fixed cost, they can amortize that fixed cost.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2023
There is no real fixed "cost" acting as a basis.
From The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice by Stephen Leacock
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