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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
running costs
noun
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▪ Assume also that running costs are financed with credit until receipts are received.
▪ Can you afford the running costs and maintenance costs?
▪ Even if the crèche is already built, running costs can be considerable.
▪ Planned maintenance minimises unforeseen breakdowns, reduces machine running costs and ensures optimum machine availability.
▪ Some methods of treatment require plants that cost more than others. whereas some processes may have much lower running costs.
▪ The £1,050 grant from Cleveland County Council will go towards rent, running costs, training and subscriptions for a year.
▪ The corporation has prepared a detailed indication of running costs for the new hovercraft.
▪ The only qualification is being able to afford a Ferrari and its running costs.

Usage examples of "running costs".

I have noticed that production volumes have increased while running costs have declined.

That is going to leave us bare'hummed, and facing development costs of three million pounds for the main shaft alone, plus another five million for plant, interest and running costs to see us into the production phase, four years from now in 1956.

Already our sources indicate that he has reduced running costs on the Sander Ditch by a scarcely believable two percent.

While they searched futilely, running out to sea a hundred miles and more, scouring the long desert coastline far beyond economic range from the canning factory, the months marched past remorselessly, each one bringing a note for accrued interest that Lothar could not meet, and the running costs of factory and boats piled up so that he had to plead and beg for further loans.

We can cover our running costs from day to day, but we have no money to mount an attack!

By the same token it would do the Treasury no harm to learn that Merlin's ten thousand Swiss francs a month in salary, and a similar figure for expenses and running costs, are scarcely excessive when the cloth has to be cut so many ways.

But I knew from the gossip that business like that, in a London theatre, was covering running costs at best, and the expenses of production were still on the Guvnor's overdraft.

Their running costs don't compare with those of the Bridge much less your proposed Tower's.