How to Use indirect cost in a Sentence

indirect cost

noun
  • The report explains that this is an indirect cost that ratepayers will pay.
    — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • If states remove vaccine mandates, this could raise direct or indirect costs, the experts said.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This analysis should include both direct and indirect costs.
    — Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Other indirect costs, related to the cost of fuel and packaging, tend to hit later.
    — Aya S. Chacar, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Other indirect costs, related to the cost of fuel and packaging, tend to hit later.
    — Aya S. Chacar, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
  • And even the consumers that realize the indirect costs of using cards and collecting points feel and frankly are powerless to overcome the status quo.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Treatment can be costly, and indirect costs – such as the effects on a community’s workforce – can also be substantial.
    — Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Yet the direct and indirect costs of fibroids reach up to $34 billion annually, when factoring in the costs of treatment and work lost.
    — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • These institutions have argued that indirect cost rates should not be uniform but instead be based on what the institution can offer researchers to support their work.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Half of those cuts will come from indirect costs, like renegotiating contracts with suppliers, but the other half will come from cutting 6% of its staff, the company said.
    — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Innovation in policy, code and process usually means changing operations, which always has indirect costs and most of the time has direct costs.
    — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Regardless, such reductions in indirect cost funding rates would greatly reduce the amount of funding that institutions around the country would be getting.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • However, outside of the battle over indirect costs, many research projects simply lost funding or experienced major delays.
    — Todd L. Pittinsky, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
  • That adds up to indirect costs to consumers, through the health and climate effects of burning more fuel, and direct pocketbook costs too; buying more gasoline magnifies the effect of price hikes.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Osteoarthritis is of great concern to midlife women; the indirect costs, like home care and lost work, can range from about $4,600-$5,700 per person.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the nation’s most elite research institutions typically receive 50% or more of their direct research expenses to cover indirect costs.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
  • According to documents shared by board member Sara Knizhnik, firearm injuries generate tens of billions of dollars of direct and indirect costs in Illinois annually.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Start with an accurate estimate Construction companies operate under extremely tight margins and must anticipate direct and indirect costs for every project.
    — Danielle Higley, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Proactive safety strategies significantly reduce direct and indirect costs, which can be four to eight times higher than direct expenses, impacting operational downtime and productivity.
    — Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The transportation disaster likely also had other indirect costs, including paying staff extra to stay at schools while students were routinely picked up late due to bus delays through the 2023-2024 school year.
    — Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Add all these pieces together and diabetes alone accounts for more than $300 billion in direct medical costs each year, plus another $100 billion in indirect costs from disability and lost productivity.
    — Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to funding availability, the federal government has limited the ability of researchers to receive reimbursement for indirect costs that pay for things like building maintenance, electricity and other costs required for research.
    — Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
  • UConn has paused the distribution of fiscal year 2025 indirect cost reimbursements scheduled for December 2025.
    — Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
  • While direct savings include medical treatment, workers’ comp claims and emergency response, the indirect costs of an incident can be far more damaging and, generally speaking, are often seriously misunderstood by leadership, says Grant.
    — Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Typically, indirect cost reimbursements are negotiated with the federal government.
    — Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Approximately 500 employees are being laid off in June, partly due to federal cuts to indirect costs previously covered by National Institutes of Health research grants nationwide.
    — Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Higher medical costs A CDC report published in 2024 found that routine childhood vaccinations have not only prevented illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths but also produced savings in direct and indirect costs.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025

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