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
Comments on the rule have since pointed out that there are also likely to be even greater indirect costs related to adjustments that companies might have to make in how they conduct their operations.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 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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