indirect cost

noun

a business cost that is not directly accountable to a particular function or product; a fixed cost, as a land tax or the like.

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Nearby words

indigotin, indio, indirect, indirect address, indirect characterization, indirect cost, indirect costs, indirect discourse, indirect evidence, indirect fracture, indirect free kick

Origin of indirect cost

First recorded in 1905–10

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