current cost

American  

noun

1. a cost based on the prevailing price paid for material, labor, etc.

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Example Sentences

Speaking at a youth rally on Friday, Ousmane Sonko said that the current cost of a barrel of oil was approaching double what had been budgeted for.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The current cost to attend Yale, which is part of the academic world’s famed Ivy League, is above $90,000 per academic year, with tuition accounting for nearly $70,000 of that amount.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

“Our current cost structure limits our ability to invest significantly in our customer value proposition,” Schulman wrote in Thursday’s email.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

At $215,000 per unit, that’s roughly a third of the current cost of construction financed with tax credits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025

Part of this current cost 5 cents per kw-hr., and there were fairly heavy charges for connecting the tunnel wiring system with the source of supply.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Bergen Hill Tunnels. Paper No. 1154 by Lavis, F.