direct cost
noun1
Accounting, Business, Finance A cost that can be directly attributed to a cost object (such as a particular project, facility, function, service, or product).
- When you deduct the direct and indirect costs, the picture looks a little different. Only mail and coal traffic generated a net revenue when accounting for all costs, not just direct operating costs.2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 46:
- Related terms
- fixed cost direct cost variable cost