Definition of "costs" []

• Plural form of cost. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cost. (verb)

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• "Is the following statement correct: “An easy way of calculating indirect costs when there are many different products is to show them as a percentage of direct labour costs”?"
• "Do you agree with the following statement: “The total costs of making a product consist of the total direct costs plus the total indirect costs”?"
• "This out-of-control spiral in costs is not sustainable, which is why the American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association, and the AARP all support reforms along the lines of what President Obama and the Democrats in Congress are proposing."