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

“While elevated energy prices may increase operating costs in the near-term, cost pressures should be passed through to customers over time,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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

London taxpayers, who currently contribute to stadium operating costs such as stewarding, will have to make up the funding gap.

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