indirect cost

noun

1. a business cost that is not directly accountable to a particular function or product; a fixed cost, as a land tax or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of indirect cost¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Bon said there would be indirect cost savings with a regional approach but doesn’t yet have an estimate.

From Seattle Times

On Tuesday, Mr. Biden warned that inflation could get worse before it gets better, hoping Americans will just accept that high prices are an indirect cost of fighting for Ukrainians’ freedom.

From Washington Times

Finally, consider the indirect cost.

From Los Angeles Times

Insurance would cover the concrete expenses by the organisers, but it would hardly cover all of the indirect cost raked up by investments across the country in anticipation of the spectacle - hotels and restaurants for example, that might have undergone renovations in preparations for tourists they thought they would receive.

From BBC

What is not yet clear is what the indirect cost will be.

From New York Times