direct cost
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3.4
- noun
- /dəˈrɛkt kɔst/
- Specialized
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costo directo
- Charges submitted to Medicare for direct costs and resource use associated with hypothermia- and hyperthermia-related visits for the study period totaled $134 million.
- direct costs of natural resource
Will it be less expensive not just for direct cost, but the externalized cost of the environmental impact?
- Will it be less expensive not just for direct cost, but the externalized cost of the environmental impact?
Examples
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And when you include the direct cost, what does it take to treat patients as well as the indirect costs?
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The costs of complying with these regulations are a direct cost to businesses.
Academic text (1997) -
Careful, good studies have been made and the direct costs are not high.
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Beyond the direct costs of injury and loss of life.
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Protection against the crimes associated with drug trafficking is the largest direct cost found in this study.
Academic text (1990) -
There are some data that allow us to derive the direct costs of the disease (positive costs).
Academic text (1994) -
A physician evaluating a specific patient must assess whether the benefits from a drug outweigh both its direct costs and the potential complications and side effects for the patient.
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The factory operator calculated the direct cost of raw materials needed for the new product.
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In the budget report, the accountant highlighted the direct costs associated with each project phase.
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Understanding the direct costs helps management make informed decisions about pricing and profitability.
Synonyms
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1.0
The effort, loss, or price you must pay to get something
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3.5
A loss of something important because of another choice
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3.1
Money a company spends on materials and work to make goods
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cost that can be directly attributed to a specific project or product' is transparently derived from 'direct' (immediate, without intermediary) modifying 'cost' (monetary amount). This adjective+noun composition is a regular compositional pattern and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Direct cost comes from the simple image of a cost that points straight to one product or project, like an arrow showing where the money goes. That's why a direct cost is a cost you can clearly 'assign' to one job, such as raw materials or wages.