operating costs

Example Sentences

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For now, the municipality's annual budget amounts to just 650,000 euros, with 90 percent going towards its operating costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The charity, which carried out a review of its retail arm, said rising operating costs and changing customer habits meant some stores were "no longer financially sustainable".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Companies, particularly in the tech sectors, have fled the state since then, blaming the state’s high operating costs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Instead of cost cutting, USPS’s operating costs increased by nearly 10% between 2021 and 2025, and productivity plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

With the $250,000 in operating costs that Sproul had managed to pry from the Berkeley regents, that essentially provided everything Lawrence had requested.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik