real cost

Cultural  

1. The cost of producing a good or service, including the cost of all resources used and the cost of not employing those resources in alternative uses.

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real cost

This scarcity is now showing up at the grocery store because the real cost pressure is coming from the livestock.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Perhaps the Fed should shrink its balance sheet so the real cost and liquidity of government debt can be fully known.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Workers now contribute about $7,000 a year in premiums for family health insurance, roughly double the real cost in 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

The real cost of Objection AI is not what it does.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

The real cost of the Nebraska trip, including airfare and fees for the festival, is about $1,500 per Truman student.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove