"indirect cost" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: indirect costs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} indirect cost (plural indirect costs)
  1. (finance, business, accounting) Any cost that is not directly accountable to a cost object (such as a particular project, facility, function, or product). They include administration, personnel and security costs. Wikipedia link: indirect cost Categories (topical): Accounting, Business, Finance Synonyms: indirect Related terms: fixed cost indirect cost variable cost Translations (Translations): välillinen kustannus (Finnish), välillinen kulu (Finnish), coût indirect [masculine] (French), charge indirecte [feminine] (French), koszt pośredni [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-indirect_cost-en-noun-rIV5GVEd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: accounting, business, finance

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