indirect cost

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of indirect cost

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

“The cost of providing that same level of education to the remaining students in public school is this second indirect cost of vouchers.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

“No such power was conveyed by Congress here. Indeed, Congress has explicitly limited the NIH’s authority to modify indirect cost rates retroactively.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Walke said "it's a matter of basic, honest economics to include direct and indirect benefits, and direct and indirect cost, when conducting credible benefit-cost analysis."

From Science Magazine • Jun. 25, 2018

It is eating up citizens the State has had the expense of educating, and very often the indirect cost of rearing.

From Mankind in the Making by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)