operating costs

  • 1operating costs — operating ,costs noun plural the usual expenses involved in running a business but not including the costs of producing the goods to be sold …

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  • 2operating costs — UK US noun [plural] business the usual expenses involved in running a business but not including the costs of producing the goods to be sold Thesaurus: prices and costssynonym types of prices and describing prices and costshyponym …

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  • 3operating costs — / ɒpəreɪtɪŋ ˌkɒsts/ plural noun the costs of the day to day activities of a company. Also called operating expenses, running costs …

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  • 4Operating Costs —    A company s direct costs in producing goods and services for sale, including raw materials, labour, sales and administration costs. Also known as cost of sales …

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  • 5operating costs — UK / US noun [plural] business the usual expenses involved in running a business but not including the costs of producing the goods to be sold …

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  • 6operating costs — The costs of running a vehicle. It includes insurance premiums, tax, depreciation, fuel, oil, maintenance, repairs, etc.; usually expressed in dollars per mile or kilometer …

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  • 7operating costs — /ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ kɒsts/ (say opuhrayting kosts) plural noun the expense incurred in running a machine, car, appliance, etc. Also, operating cost …

  • 8operating costs — See overhead …

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  • 9Other operating costs —   Costs for other items or activities not included elsewhere in operating cost tabulations, but required to support the calculation of a cutoff grade for ore reserves estimation.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy… …

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  • 10Fixed operating costs —   Costs other than those associated with capital investment that do not vary with the operation, such as maintenance and payroll.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …

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