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unit cost

American  

noun

  1. the cost of a specified unit of a product or service.


unit cost British  

noun

  1. the actual cost of producing one article

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The group looks to be getting unit cost under control after a strong performance in the fourth quarter, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

“We…infer economics based on Musk’s comments regarding a $20,000 per unit cost and an assumed 50% gross margin,” wrote Baird analyst Ben Kallo when he upgraded Tesla stock to Buy from Hold in September.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

A penny’s total unit cost in 2024 was $0.0369, while the nickel had an even bigger loss of $0.1378, according to a U.S.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

Their research demonstrates that streamlining the lithium refining process could substantially reduce the unit cost of batteries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2024

In the case of the concreting, inability to purchase a hoist and motor and the high cost of renting the same, together with the delays mentioned, added greatly to the unit cost.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 A Concrete Water Tower, Paper No. 1173 by Kempkey, A.