oncost meaning: definition, etymology

oncost

noun

Etymology From on- + cost, or from Middle English uncost (“additional expense”), from Middle Dutch oncost (“expenses, overhead”) (Modern Dutch onkost), equivalent to un- + cost. Cognate with German Unkosten (“expenses”).

Additional costs; extra expenses.

Business, Finance Overhead (expense)

The cost of upkeep, making and maintaining shafts, roads, pumping, etc.

Scotland, UK, Dialectal The indirect expenditure incurred for the purpose of increasing the productive power of organised labour.

Derived terms: oncostman