plural of direct cost

(finance, accounting, business) A cost that can be directly attributed to a cost object (such as a particular project, facility, function, service, or product).

plural of after-cost

Alternative form of aftercost

(historical) A book containing the names and shares of the joint speculators in a mining enterprise.

plural of cost-book

plural of cost avoidance

The cost of extracting oil from an oil well, excluding later factors such as tax and transportation.

plural of wellhead cost

efficient with respect to cost; producing a large effect relative to cost