operating cost

noun

An expense which is related to the operation of a business.

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operating expenseoverheadbudget items
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Meanings

nounoperating cost (plural operating costs)

plural operating costs

  1. accountingAn expense which is related to the operation of a business.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes

Similar
operating expenseoverheadbudget items
Broader
expensedisbursaldisbursement
Also see
operating expenseoverhead

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 運營成本 /运营成本
  • 運營成本 /运营成本 (yùnyíng chéngběn)Translations
Finnish toimintakustannus, hallintokustannus
  • toimintakustannusTranslations
  • hallintokustannusTranslations
French charge d'exploitation
  • charge d'exploitationTranslations
German Betriebskosten
  • BetriebskostenTranslations
Polish koszt operacyjny
  • koszt operacyjnyTranslations
Swahili gharama ya uendeshaji
  • gharama ya uendeshajiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

operating cost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20cost

MLA

“operating cost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20cost. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “operating cost,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20cost.

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