Definition of "average cost" []

• Total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The average cost of preparing a French-dubbed version of an English-language film can reach $100,000, partly due to the star salaries demanded by dubbing actors."
• "When the law was enacted, Mr. Nothhaft dryly observes, the government estimated that the average cost of compliance would be $91,000."