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

Money paid in charges and fines goes towards the CAZ operating costs and covering some Government charges, while any surplus has to be spent on transport or environmental schemes.

From BBC • May 27, 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 second is an annual expense ratio of around 0.65%, deducted internally to cover management and operating costs.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Only a month earlier, Lawrence had given him preliminary estimates of $750,000 for construction and another $250,000 for operating costs over a ten-year period.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik