operating expense
Example Sentences
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OCI growth is weighing on gross margin, down 5 percentage points since last year, but that was offset by operating expense savings from layoffs and other efficiencies.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
And in the case of Google’s parent, its latest effort means energy will become a capital expenditure, not just an operating expense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
The MoD says firing the DragonFire system for 10 seconds is the cost equivalent of using a regular heater for an hour, with the operating expense typically less than £10 a shot.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
Plus, labor already accounts for museums’ biggest operating expense at a time when there is a “heightened uncertainty” around funding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Furthermore, an adit will obviate the installation and use of hoisting machinery, and thus there may be maintained a greater efficiency in the operating expense of the mine than would be possible with a shaft.
From The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Arthur J. Hoskin
