operating costs

Example Sentences

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That spawned a surge in local prices to offset operating costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Franchisees also shoulder staffing, utility, and local operating costs that have become harder to offset through higher sales alone.

From Barron's • May 26, 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

The charity also paid about 80% of the union's operating costs - around £6m annually, including £5m on salaries.

From BBC • May 18, 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