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direct cost
noun [C] (also direct expense, also first cost, also prime cost)Definition
› ACCOUNTING the cost of the materials and the workers that are involved when a company makes a particular product or provides a particular service: Direct costs do not include rent or liability insurance. → Compare indirect cost
(Definition of direct cost noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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