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indirect cost

in·di·rect cost
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-duh-rekt, -dahy- kawst, kost]
    • /ˌɪn dəˈrɛkt, -daɪ- kɔst, kɒst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-duh-rekt, -dahy- kawst, kost]
    • /ˌɪn dəˈrɛkt, -daɪ- kɔst, kɒst/

Definition of indirect cost words

  • noun indirect cost a business cost that is not directly accountable to a particular function or product; a fixed cost, as a land tax or the like. 1

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Origin of indirect cost

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Indirect cost

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

indirect cost popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

indirect cost usage trend in Literature

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