direct expense

direct expense Expenditure that would not have been incurred had a particular product not been produced, excluding the costs of direct labour and materials. Direct expenses are included in the direct cost of an item.

• compulsory purchase annuity
• Compumailer
• computer-aided design
• computer-aided manufacturing
• computer-aided personal interview
• computer-aided self-interview
• computer-assisted audit techniques
• computer-assisted panel research
• computer-assisted telephone interviewing
• computer-assisted trading
• computer-based training
• computer-integrated manufacturing system
• computer output microfilm
• concealed unemployment
• concentrated segmentation
• concentration
• concept test
• concert-party agreement
• concurrent control
• concurrent engineering
• condition
• conditionality
• conditional sale agreement
• Confederation of British Industry
• conference lines