real cost

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.

Example Sentences

Of course, the real cost of a wedding varies wildly, depending on the location and pocketbook of the families involved.

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For Rosenow, the real cost of oversaving is the lack of fulfillment in being alive.

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Experience scales almost instantly at no real cost.

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The real cost of Scotland's ferries saga is undoubtedly far higher than the £460m spent on the two ships at the heart of it.

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Mr Hales said a recent survey of its members suggested the real cost of delivering a meal was actually more like £3.45 - roughly 80p more than the £2.61 given to schools to fund free school meals in England.

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