actual cost

基本解释

That covers only about half the actual cost. Uncle Sam would pick up the rest.
但这只是实际健康保障成本的一半，剩下的部分要由山姆大叔来买单。
The price of energy is high, both in terms of the actual cost to the consumer and the consequences of the climate change that generating power from fossil fuels causes.
无论从消费者的实际花费，还是从用化石燃料发电所引起的气候变化的角度而言，使用能源的代价都是很高的。
Many technology companies rank stability as the most important factor when they choose products, even though many do not always have a clear understanding of the actual cost of product outage.
许多技术公司在选择产品时将稳定性作为最重要的因素，尽管许多公司并不总是能够清晰地理解产品停用的实际成本。

This company manages to rent luxury fashion at a fraction of the actual cost.
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Most agree, however, that the actual cost to the American church is far higher.
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