common costs
nounUK /ˈkɒmən kɒsts/
US /ˈkɑːmən kɔːsts/
Money that many people share and pay for together.
The rent for the shared office is one of our common costs.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In business, costs that support more than one product or department and cannot be traced to just one.
The factory's electricity is a common cost for all the departments.
3. Everyday costs that most people or families have, like food and power.
Rising common costs made the family plan a tighter budget.
4. Costs that a group of friends or roommates splits fairly among everyone.
We listed the common costs, like internet and cleaning, before splitting the bill.