Definitions for "Direct cost"
Variable material and labor costs that can be directly traced and allocated to a specific unit of production.
A cost directly attributable to the manufacturing of a product. opposite of indirect cost.
Costs that are wholly attributable to the service in question, for example, the services of professional and paraprofessional personnel, equipment, and materials.
The monetary value of a resource provided to deliver medical or social services as part of the management of the disease or disorder under therapy.