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
By funding independent research organizations, Tech Labs sidesteps some of the thorniest debates about indirect costs and institutional overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Such indirect costs include maintaining lab space, keeping the temperature controlled and the proper handling and disposal of biological, chemical and biochemical materials.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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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