indirect costs
Britishplural noun
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There are also indirect costs, like a parent missing work to stay home with a sick child or the lifetime impact of growing up with a rare complication like hearing loss.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025
Patients also used the treatment more consistently and had fewer indirect costs such as travel and time off from work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025
The indirect costs are negotiated between the university and the federal government — typically every three or four years for UC campuses — which is why the change surprised scientists.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025
Although councils will share £515m to offset NI rises for their employees, the CCN argued the sum would not be enough to offset indirect costs from council services delivered by private providers.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024
When the indirect costs are also considered, the balance of loss becomes incalculably greater.
From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Angell, Norman
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