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Total cost vs total costs

Both 'total cost' and 'total costs' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Total cost' is used when referring to the overall cost of something as a singular concept, while 'total costs' is used when referring to multiple individual costs that make up the total.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 1580 views

Total cost

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'total cost' when referring to the overall cost of something as a singular concept.

Examples:

The total cost of the project is $10,000.
What is the total cost of the vacation package?

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Total cost is likely to be much more.
Total cost to repair is $1.6 million.
Total cost of the fixed supplements: DKK 2000 million (ca EUR 270 million) per annum
Budget: Total cost of the fixed supplements: DKK 2000 million (ca EUR 270 million) per annum
Total cost of production, 2002 = 100
Including national private funding when priority axes are expressed in total cost.
Total cost of two contracts over five years € 28.185.112 before indexation.
Budget: Total cost of facilities estimated at EUR 100 million.
Total cost of animals and eggs compensated
Total cost taken into account in decision granting public aid (EUR).
Total cost of operation(5)
Total cost of the major projects which benefited from Community intervention
Total cost taken into account in the decision granting public aid (EUR).
Total cost of operation [1]
Total cost of tests [24]
(4) Total cost must include all costs incurred for the project, from planning to supervision and must include VAT even if VAT is considered non eligible.
Total cost must include all costs incurred for the project, from planning to supervision and must include VAT even if VAT is considered non eligible.
Total cost must include all costs incurred for the project, from planning to supervision and must include VAT even if VAT is considered non eligible.
Annual total (7.2 + 7.3) Duration of action Total cost of action (I x II) FOLLOW-UP AND EVALUATION Follow-up arrangements NA 8.2.
Total cost of human resources and associated costs (NOT included in the reference amount) | 0,810 |

Alternatives:

overall cost
complete cost
entire cost
aggregate cost
final cost

total costs

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'total costs' when referring to multiple individual costs that make up the total.

Examples:

The total costs of production include labor, materials, and overhead.
We need to calculate the total costs of the project before making a decision.

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The maximum Community contribution shall not exceed 90 % of the total costs of providing these statistics.
These total costs are quite insignificant.
If it is not possible to estimate the basic price of the finished structure, it must be valued by its total costs of production.
This lack of cooperation is no doubt due to the very small proportion of users' total costs represented by REWS.
With currently 3500 consular posts of the Member States the absolute total costs would be very high.
The total costs for these activities are asserted to amount to approximately [...].
On no account may the combined total costs eligible for financing be exceeded.
Firstly, Powergen's hypothesis on the plant's total costs was too low.
The lack of cooperation from users is no doubt due to the very small proportion of users' total costs represented by REWS.
Secondly, an effect on the parties' competitive behaviour as market suppliers is highly unlikely if the parties have a small proportion of their total costs in common.
They are obliged to buy a minimum volume through the organisation which accounts for roughly 50 % of each retailer's total costs.
Situation: Two supermarket chains conclude an agreement to jointly buy products which account for roughly 50 % of their total costs.
This guarantee shall provide cover for the total costs of the withdrawal from the market, treatment and/or destruction of any feed and food produced therefrom.
Hence Action 1 should receive a larger share, of at least 30 % of total costs.
In addition, Member States are allowed to contribute national aid up to 50% of the total costs associated with establishment of multi-annual crops for biomass production on set aside land.
The Community grant can cover up to 80 % of the total costs.
We need to safeguard the right to information about the total costs, including the Member States' share.
Such an approach also enables the Member States to allocate the adequate share of total costs to passenger cars when calculating tolls.
Nuclear power is less vulnerable to price fluctuations given the small impact of uranium prices on total costs.
On no account may the combined total costs eligible for financing be exceeded.

Alternatives:

cumulative costs
aggregate costs
overall costs
complete costs
entire costs

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