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indirect cost

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
in-di-rec-t -cost
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any cost that is not directly accountable to a cost object (such as a particular project, facility, function, or product). They include administration, personnel and security costs.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

indirect costs (plural)

Phrases

fixed cost indirect cost variable cost

Frequently Paired Words

fixed cost indirect cost variable cost direct cost

Synonyms

indirect

Questions

What does indirect cost mean?
Any cost that is not directly accountable to a cost object (such as a particular project, facility, function, or product). They include administration, personnel and security costs.

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